So there is not an inherent trade-off between government and freedom. Much of what government does is not coercive at all, and expansion of government programs is not going to lead us down a slippery slope to totalitarian rule. But all of this is not to deny that some government activities do curtail our freedom.
factitive. adj. 1. (Grammar) grammar denoting a verb taking a direct object as well as a noun in apposition, as for example elect in they elected John president, where John is the direct object and president is the complement.
factnoun [ C or U ] uk â /fÃ¦kt/ us â /fÃ¦kt/. A2 something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information: No decision will be made until we know all the facts. I don't know all the facts about the case.