governmentally
- adverb
- /ˌɡʌvərˈmɛntəli/
- The only marriages I recognize are governmentally licensed.
- governmentally imposed
Examples
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A universal, governmentally administered insurance system would save substantial administrative costs.
Academic text (1994) -
And, as in Gyles's case, governmentally policed boundaries prevent dangerous vulnerability.
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Recreational and agricultural lands and forests remain as commons in some regions of the world but are privately or governmentally owned in others.
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If the submission were voluntary rather than governmentally enforced, the comprehensive good of this nonliberal group would be compatible with liberalism.
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Our company is piloting something like this across the globe—reaching beyond the governmentally mandated ones.
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The usual Tamil would rather deal with forestry officials and graze his cattle in naturally safe but governmentally restricted areas than cope with an environment in which the obstacles are not easily overcome.
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Inmate health care, at both traditional governmentally operated prisons and at privately operated facilities, is also the target of considerable outsourcing, and the results can be catastrophic.
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The project was funded governmentally to ensure all citizens have access to basic healthcare services.
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Policies that are implemented governmentally often take into account the needs of the entire population.
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The environmental regulations were established governmentally to protect public health and natural resources.
Surface Forms
Morphology
governmentally = governmental (transparent) = government + al + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the clear adjective 'governmental'.
Etymology
Governmentally comes from government, built on the idea of govern meaning 'to steer' or 'to guide', like a captain steering a ship or a governor guiding a region. So governmentally means 'in a way that relates to the government'.