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.
Verb. (third-person singular simple present signifies, present participle signifying, simple past and past participle signified). 1  To give (something) a meaning or an importance. 2  To show one's intentions with a sign etc. 3  To mean; to betoken. 4  Link/Cite.