governmental

adjective

Definition of governmentalnext
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as in official

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as in federal

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Recent Examples of governmental More than anything else, Murray said, general governmental dysfunction, including turnover among staff members involved in the negotiations, contributed to those delays. — Sofi Zeman july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Established in the 1970s, Al-Madam was conceived as a governmental modernization effort aimed at reshaping the landscape during the unification of the seven emirates. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 That letter was a communication relating to a governmental proceeding and also was a lawful exercise of the Hus' free speech rights. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Vidic was recently approached by reporters from the respected Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a non-governmental organisation that centres on investigative journalism. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The naval base is exempt from property taxes as a governmental entity. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 This work to address data center load variability comes at a time of mounting public and governmental pressure. — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Records obtained by the Star-Telegram show governmental agencies in the state will fight to withhold information that has been deemed public, raising questions about transparency while taxpayers shoulder litigation costs. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 The Smithsonian may occupy the governmental fringes, but its museums are hardly invisible to Americans, millions of whom visit them each year. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governmental
  1. official
  2. federal
  3. bureaucratic
  4. municipal
  5. administrative
  6. government
  7. parliamentary
  8. civic
Adjective
  • Waidbacher was on a commission that recommended the building be used either for a charitable or an official administrative purpose.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Some of these websites look like official storefronts for campaigns but are scams.
    — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of official
Adjective
  • The former Charlotte bus driver, who just unsuccessfully ran for a Mecklenburg County Commission at-large seat, faces charges of assaulting a federal agent while on federal property.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Guard troops plan to continue training with the new technology alongside federal agency partners including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to gain further expertise in using it to detect drone threats within the United States.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of federal
Adjective
  • The driver brings the baby to friends partying in a night club; his quandary yields existential debate in a police station, a portrait of a courthouse’s bureaucratic frenzy, and a heartrending documentary vision of an orphanage.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • Extreme weather doesn’t wait for bureaucratic consensus or perfect data models.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of bureaucratic
Adjective
  • Firefighters and municipal police officers were dispatched to extinguish the fire and carry ‌out ⁠initial rescue efforts.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
  • All of this was spelled out in municipal planning codes before Marriott signed on to join The Row at Reston Station.
    — Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of municipal
Adjective
  • Organizers had converted the administrative conference room at North Little Rock High into a green room of sorts.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The headquarters of Finland’s National Pensions Institute also forms part of the UNESCO collection, reflecting Aalto’s belief that even administrative buildings could be welcoming and human in scale.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrative
Adjective
  • The last major pro-democracy movement was squelched in 2018, when police and pro-government paramilitary groups killed 362 protesters in what the United Nations said amounted to crimes against humanity.
    — Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • Now protesters are using that same platform to mock his administration, ridicule pro-government television news coverage, transform confrontation with police into viral content and seize control of the online narrative.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of government
Adjective
  • A number of lawmakers opposed the bill to establish the National Intelligence Bureau, and more than 200 people attended a protest against it in May ahead of the parliamentary vote, according to public broadcaster NHK.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Al-Zaidi came to power as a consensus candidate in Iraq earlier this year after months of deadlock following last year’s parliamentary elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of parliamentary
Adjective
  • The Seattle Center describes itself as a civic, arts and family grounds space that attracts over 12 million visitors each year for events across its 74-acre campus, which includes the Space Needle and the city’s largest arena.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The United Methodist Church, too, has long offered resources and allowed individual churches to host voter registration drives to boost civic participation.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of civic

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