big government
noun
variants
or Big Government
chiefly US
: government that is regarded as infringing upon the rights of individual citizens because of its extensive bureaucracy and intrusive regulations and policies
Big government, in the minds of many Americans, had become the problem, not the solution.—
Tom Morganthau
Tom MorganthauEspecially coming from a Republican, the Hyde proposals smack uncharacteristically of Big Government, critics say.—John Cloud
John CloudExamples of big government in a Sentence
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Conservatives have really touted this as a long overdue curtailing of big government.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
But setting math aside, the RN has, in effect, staked out a position in favor of big government and generous social benefits, but essentially only for people with the right ethnic background.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
Through the Civil War, the Democrats contrasted themselves with the Republicans, the party of Abraham Lincoln and big government.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
As far as conservative activists worried about big government spending are concerned, he’s cast just about every bad vote for higher spending in the past decade.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
But setting math aside, the RN has, in effect, staked out a position in favor of big government and generous social benefits, but essentially only for people with the right ethnic background.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
Through the Civil War, the Democrats contrasted themselves with the Republicans, the party of Abraham Lincoln and big government.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
As far as conservative activists worried about big government spending are concerned, he’s cast just about every bad vote for higher spending in the past decade.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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“Big government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20government. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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