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Under 11 U.S.C. Section 101, the term:
(27) ''governmental
unit'' means United States; State; Commonwealth; District;
Territory; municipality; foreign state; department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States (but not a United States trustee while serving as a trustee in a case under
this title), a State, a Commonwealth, a District, a Territory, a municipality, or a
foreign state; or other foreign or domestic government;
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