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.
Definition of fact for Students. 1  1 : something that really exists or has occurred Space travel is now a fact. 2  2 : a true piece of information âI just know for a fact that she has a huge family to feed!â â Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows.