Breakdown of รัฐบาล ปกครอง ประเทศ ตาม กฎหมาย
ประเทศ
country
กฎหมาย
law
ตาม
according to
รัฐบาล
the government
ปกครอง
to govern, to rule
Questions & Answers about รัฐบาล ปกครอง ประเทศ ตาม กฎหมาย
At B2, I often confuse ปกครอง with บริหาร. Why use ปกครอง for "governs" here?
While both relate to running a country, ปกครอง emphasizes ruling, exercising authority, and maintaining order over a territory and its people. บริหาร focuses on the administrative or executive management side. ปกครองประเทศ is the standard phrase for "ruling the country."
I recognize the word รัฐ inside รัฐบาล (government). How does this word break down?
รัฐ means "state" or "nation" and appears in many political words like รัฐมนตรี (minister) or รัฐธรรมนูญ (constitution). The second part, บาล, means to care for or protect. So รัฐบาล literally translates to the caretaker of the state.
I usually translate ตาม as the verb "to follow". Is it acting as a preposition here?
Exactly! In this sentence, ตาม functions as a preposition meaning "according to" or "in accordance with." The logical leap is easy: governing the country by following the law. You will see this usage frequently in formal Thai, such as ตามคาด (as expected).
Can I use กฎหมาย to talk about rules in general, like school rules?
No, กฎหมาย strictly refers to the official legal statutes or laws of a country. If you want to talk about rules in a school, household, or company, you should use กฎระเบียบ or just กฎ.
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