governmental

adjective

Definition of governmentalnext
1
as in official

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as in federal

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Recent Examples of governmental The agency was a pseudo-governmental commission with no legal authority, staffed by grossly unqualified appointees, including a teenage programmer known as Big Balls. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The National Archives and Records Administration, or NARA, is the federal agency that preserves and provides public access to the nation’s historical and governmental records. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Elsewhere, dozens of countries and non-governmental organizations are clamoring for a global treaty under negotiation at the United Nations. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Opponents, however, view this as unnecessary governmental overreach that could stifle rapid AI advancement. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 At the same time, young Spaniards are leaving the country's more remote regions to pursue education and corporate jobs in major cities, leaving 42% of the country’s 8,000 villages at risk of total depopulation, according to governmental projections. — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 The family is planning to sue the United States and other governmental and nongovernmental entities in connection to Daphy's death. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Claire Stanley, the director of advocacy and governmental affairs for the American Council of the Blind, spoke about being denied Uber and Lyft rides because of her service dog. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Jacob Villagomez, director of governmental affairs for California Citrus Mutual, a trade association representing the roughly 2,000 citrus growers in the state, wants DPR to better explain why the regulatory changes are needed. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governmental
  1. official
  2. federal
  3. bureaucratic
  4. municipal
  5. administrative
  6. government
  7. parliamentary
  8. civic
Adjective
  • This will begin in October with delivery aligned for spring next year following the official launch of the book on January 26, 2027.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK as private citizens and will not be resuming any official duties on behalf of King Charles III.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of official
Adjective
  • His father, Kenneth Getty, who died last year, was convicted and sentenced to federal prison for bid-rigging stemming from his time as mayor in the 1990s.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The practice expands Canyon County’s long-running cooperation with federal immigration agents, including controversial jail holds and a 2025 racetrack raid that prompted racial profiling lawsuits from Latino families.
    — Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of federal
Adjective
  • The neighborhood Governador Celso Ramos is a paradise of a peninsula hiding behind a bureaucratic-sounding name—literally a 20th-century governor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Joe’s bureaucratic limbo provides a route into questions of usefulness, intimacy and belonging, combining an absurdist view of the future with a warmer, more humanist register.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bureaucratic
Adjective
  • Phoenix could lose some municipal and industrial water for the first time and turn to backup supplies.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • None of this is expected to happen until after municipal elections, scheduled for the end of October.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of municipal
Adjective
  • For all the headlines of the past month, not having general manager Mike Lombardi (who’s on administrative leave) around on a game day is probably a net positive for UNC football.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Oslo Accords, signed over thirty years ago, gave Palestinians at least administrative control of limited areas as a first step toward eventual control of the West Bank and Gaza—almost all of that twenty-two per cent of the land.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrative
Adjective
  • At the height of the conflict with the United States this year, women without the headscarf were often seen at pro-government gatherings and in state media.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Veiled pro-government supporters carrying flags take part in a ceremony commemorating the memory of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in downtown Tehran, Iran, on August 18, 2026.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of government
Adjective
  • During a parliamentary question-and-answer session, Levon Kocharyan accused Pashinyan of pressuring the courts and law enforcement agencies to open investigations against individuals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, Kenya’s parliamentary finance committee wants the competition authority to implement binding safeguards for farmers, employees, suppliers, and consumers before the deal is approved.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of parliamentary
Adjective
  • Each entry will be assessed for audience impact, civic vision, unification, originality, and delivery, as outlined in rubric below.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Some lawmakers said the use of AI in a civic capacity represents a new frontier.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of civic

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“Governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governmental. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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