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Definition of governmental adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

governmental

adjective
 
/ˌɡʌvnˈmentl/
 
/ˌɡʌvərnˈmentl/
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  1. connected with government; of a government
    • The Bank lends to governments and governmental agencies.
    • governmental actions
    compare non-governmental
    Extra Examples
    • Should there be governmental intervention in currency markets?
    • The constitution imposes limits on governmental power.
    • There has to be independent regulation of governmental bodies.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGovernmental is used with these nouns:
    • action
    • agency
    • authority
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