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.
7 â¦ as a matter of fact, in fact, in point of fact in reality or actuality. 8 â¦ fact of life an inescapable truth, esp. an unpleasant one. 9 â¦ the fact of the matter the truth. (C16: from Latin factum something done, from factus made, from facere to make) â¦ factful adj.