Govt. is only a written short form of government. You will see it on signs, in newspapers, in tight headlines, and in notes where someone is saving space: Govt. offices, the govt. plan. It is not a different word and it does not change the meaning.

Govt. is only a written short form of governmentgovt.只是government這個字的書面縮寫。You will see it你會在這些地方看到它 on signs, in newspapers, in tight headlines, and in notes where someone is saving space招牌上、報紙上、字數緊繃的標題裡，還有有人想省空間的筆記裡：Govt. offices, the govt. planGovt. offices、the govt. plan。It is not a different word它不是另一個不同的字 and it does not change the meaning也不會改變意思。

Though actually, you should not say it aloud as “govt.” When you read it, you say government. It is a little old-fashioned and a little official on the page; many writers now just write government in full, or use the even shorter gov in very informal messages.

Though actually不過事實上, you should not say it aloud as “govt.”你不應該把它唸成「govt.」When you read it你唸出來的時候, you say government要唸成government。It is a little old-fashioned and a little official on the page寫在紙上有點老派、有點官方的感覺; many writers now就是現在很多作者 just write government in full乾脆就把government整個寫出來, or use the even shorter gov in very informal messages或是在非常口語的訊息裡用更短的gov。

It is not the same short form as Gov., which often means Governor — a person, not the whole system.

It is not the same short form as Gov.它跟Gov.這個縮寫不一樣, which often means Governor後者通常是指Governor（州長）— a person, not the whole system指一個人，不是整個政府體系。