governmental

adjective

gov·​ern·​men·​tal ¦gə|və(r)n¦mentᵊl 

|və(r)¦me-, 

|vᵊm¦e-, 

|bᵊm¦e-

: of or relating to government or to the government of a particular political unit

the core of a governmental system

—C. J. Friedrich

serious damage done … to public confidence and to governmental morale

—G. F. Kennan

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