governmental

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌgʌvəˈnmɛntəl/ 🇺🇸 /ˈgʌvɜrˌmɛntəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Of, relating to, or characteristic of a government or the system of governing; pertaining to the administration or management of a state, nation, or political entity.; Issued by, controlled by, or operating under the authority of a government.; Having the nature or form of government; relating to the structure or organization of governing bodies.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

governmental bodygovernmental agencygovernmental authoritygovernmental powergovernmental interventiongovernmental policygovernmental regulation

Derivatives

governmentgoverngovernancegovernorgovernableungovernablegovernmentally

Synonyms

officialadministrativestatepublicbureaucraticregulatory

Antonyms

privatenongovernmentalunofficial

Commonly confused

government
EN: 'Government' is the noun referring to the institution or body; 'governmental' is the adjective describing something relating to or characteristic of government.
governing
EN: 'Governing' emphasizes the active process of ruling or controlling; 'governmental' emphasizes the institutional or structural aspect of government.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'governmental' retains the '-ment-' from 'government' before adding '-al'. Do not drop the 'n' (a common error: *govermental).

💬 Examples

  1. The governmental policies were designed to reduce unemployment across the country.

  2. The report was published as a governmental document and distributed to all agencies.

  3. The constitutional amendments introduced significant governmental changes to the federal system.