governmental

adjective

Definition of governmentalnext
1
as in official

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as in federal

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Recent Examples of governmental Any restrictions on that right, the complaint said, has to serve a compelling governmental interest to be constitutional. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 In Haiti, Liberia, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and South Sudan, regional bodies helped stave off governmental collapse. — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026 Will blue state legislators and governors protect them from its attempt at more governmental control over institutions, while red state policy makers embrace its far-reaching restrictions and mandates? — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 With the Orb, Tools for Humanity proposes to take over the historically governmental function of identification. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The administration has since created new governmental structures focused on religion, including a White House Faith Office and a Religious Liberty Commission tasked with examining how federal policy can better protect the free exercise of religion. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Coordinating Committee, a non-governmental organization, estimated more than 11,000 children had returned to that country by mid-July. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Yu will be responsible for overseeing the business, legal and governmental affairs strategies and activities for the company globally, and succeeds Julie Swidler, who stepped down from the post earlier this summer. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 National Night Out is hosted throughout the first Tuesday in August across the United States to support public services such as law enforcement, emergency responders and governmental agencies. — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 5 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
  • The men’s World Cup showed that brands do not need to spend millions of dollars on becoming an official partner to garner attention.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Donors can further protect themselves by navigating directly to an organization's official website instead of clicking unexpected donation links in texts, emails or social media posts.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of official
Adjective
  • His co-conspirator, San Francisco resident Micah-Luc Almeida, 47, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after being charged with possession with intent to distribute MDA.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Within weeks, Maryland filed a complaint with federal energy regulators arguing its residents were being charged roughly $2 billion in grid upgrade costs tied to data centers across the border in Virginia.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of federal
Adjective
  • The delay in natural progression is so severe that the children of Russia’s aging elites are being introduced below them in bureaucratic positions of their own, bypassing an intermediate generation.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While the world security situation transforms at breakneck speed, the shipping industry, along with the maritime regulators and economic policymakers that back the merchant marine seem stuck, trapped in age-old bureaucratic inertia.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bureaucratic
Adjective
  • Last week, hackers hit municipal water systems in at least seven states.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Well, there’s municipal signage very prominently in the movie that says you cannot get divorced unless you were married for one year, plus one day.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of municipal
Adjective
  • Legal fees, delays, and administrative costs sometimes consume assets meant for heirs or charities.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson has been placed on administrative leave, district officials said in a statement to WFAA.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrative
Adjective
  • Tensions flared in April 2025, when at least 10 people were killed in sectarian clashes between Druze gunmen and pro-government fighters.
    — Abdulrahman Shaheen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 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
  • That scrutiny led to an investigation by the parliamentary standards committee, which will now resume after being paused for the election.
    — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The petition was launched on Canada's parliamentary petitions portal, where citizens and residents of Canada can set up petitions to parliament.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of parliamentary
Adjective
  • The startup was part of a wave of civic tech organizations like Brigade Media, Represent.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Records show Dowell’s political campaign has paid Acclivus’ community and civic engagement director, Bamani Obadele, from 2023 to 2024 and his political consulting firm, Goshen Impact Services, from 2018 to last November.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of civic

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“Governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governmental. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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