In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Input: Consider Input: Ministries are usually immediate subdivisions of the cabinet ( the executive branch of the government ) , and subordinate to its chief executive who is called prime minister , chief minister , president , minister-president or ( federal ) chancellor .

Output: Ministries are usually subordinate to the cabinet , and prime minister , president or chancellor .


Input: Consider Input: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as " the T " ) is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston , Massachusetts .

Output: The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority ( usually called the MBTA or " the T " ) is Massachusetts ' public transportation system .


Input: Consider Input: A federation ( also known as a federal state ) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces , states , or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism ) .


Output: A federation is a union of a number of self-governing states or regions , which are joined together under a central government .