governmental

gov·ern·ment  (gvrn-mnt)

n.

1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.

2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body.

3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule.

4. The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority.

5. A governing body or organization, as:

a. The ruling political party or coalition of political parties in a parliamentary system.

b. The cabinet in a parliamentary system.

c. The persons who make up a governing body.

6. A system or policy by which a political unit is governed.

7. Administration or management of an organization, business, or institution.

8. Political science.

9. Grammar The influence of a word over the morphological inflection of another word in a phrase or sentence.

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govern·mental (-mntl) adj.

govern·mental·ly adv.

Usage Note: In American usage government always takes a singular verb. In British usage government, in the sense of a governing group of officials, takes a plural verb: The government are determined to follow this course. See Usage Note at collective noun.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

governmental - relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; "governmental policy"; "public confidence and governmental morale" political - involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy"

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governmental

adjective administrative, state, political, official, executive, ministerial, sovereign, bureaucratic a governmental agency for providing financial aid to developing countries

Translations

governmental [ˌgʌvənˈmentl] ADJ → gubernamental, gubernativo

governmental [ˌgʌvə^rnˈmɛnt^əl ˌgʌvə^rˈmɛnt^əl] adj → gouvernemental(e)
government housing n (US) → logements mpl sociaux
government securities npl (FINANCE) → fonds mpl d'État
government stock n → fonds mpl d'État

governmental

adj → Regierungs-; governmental system/crisis/policy → Regierungssystem nt → /-krise f → /-politik f

governmental [ˌgʌv/ənˈmɛntl] adj → governativo/a

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governmental [ˌgʌv/ənˈmɛntl] adj → governativo/a