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governmental

governmental

88 3.6
Relating to public bodies that run a country or city
  • adjective
  • /ˌɡʌvərˈmɛntəl/
: gubernamental
  • As far as the media and all the governmental agencies are concerned.
  • governmental regulations
  • governmental policy
  • governmental action

These are no longer possible if there is no military governmental structure.

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Examples

  • Letters could be written to governmental officials on ways to curb the causes of violence.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The extent to which various Chinese governmental institutions shape or support the present policy is unknown.

    Academic text (1990)
  • These are no longer possible if there is no military governmental structure.

  • If many must live together for governmental purposes, at least they should be comfortable.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • There must not be a governmental agency that is so mighty as to be allowed to exist outside the laws of this country.

  • How should academic social work think about the implications and effects of the governmental funding of research?

    Academic text (2011)
  • Depending on the purposes and design of the swap, it may strengthen governmental institutions to some extent.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Cultural understanding between governmental and nongovernmental organizations is just as important and will help reduce friction.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The population in Amazonia is predominantly urban, despite massive governmental investment in rural development.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The governmental agency issued new regulations to improve public safety.

Synonyms

political
vsgovernmental
∞ 2.9

About government and public issues that affect people

focuses on institutions, their activities, and structural aspects

Antonyms

Not run, owned, or controlled by a government

How Governmental

governmental
88 3.6
private
∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

governmental positive

Morphology

governmental = government (transparent) = government + al

The adjective is a direct and regular formation from 'government' with the suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Governmental comes from the word govern, which meant 'to steer' (like a captain steering a ship) and later 'to rule', and you can see the same root in governor. So governmental describes things that belong to the people or groups that 'steer' or 'rule' a country.