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governmental en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɡʌv(ə)nˈmɛnt(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō)bor. Latin gubernāre Old French governer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French governementbor. Middle English governement English government English -al English governmental From government + -al.

Meanings

  1. Relating to a government.
    • governmental department
    • According to the lawmakers who introduced the bill, Lawler and Gottheimer, H.R. 867 "amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to include international governmental organizations (IGOs) in existing anti-boycott laws." 2025 May 4, Jason Lemon, “MAGA Leaders Defend Americans' Right to Boycott Israel”, in Newsweek:
    • governmental decision
    • governmental failure
    • governmental system
    • governmental agency
    • governmental policy
    • governmental error
  2. Relating to governing.

Forms

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most governmental Degree=Sup lexicographic
more governmental Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

non-governmental

Deriveds

antigovernmental · supergovernmental · pseudogovernmental · governmentalization · governmentally · governmentalist · governmentalese · governmentalize · quasigovernmental · multigovernmental · governmentalism · extragovernmental · nongovernmental · intergovernmental · supragovernmental · semigovernmental · governmentality · countergovernmental · intragovernmental

Translations (68)

ps دولتي (relating to a government) · tg ҳукуматӣ (relating to a government) · la gubernātīvus (relating to governing) · ps حکومتي (relating to a government) · lo ລັດຖະບານ (relating to a government) · sw kiserikali (relating to a government) · hi शासनिक (relating to a government) · nb regjerings- (relating to a government) · cmn 政府 (relating to a government) · oc governamental (relating to a government) · fr gouvernemental (relating to a government) · bn সরকারি (relating to a government) · pt governamental (relating to a government) · pl rządowy (relating to a government) · tr hükümet (relating to a government) · eo registara (relating to a government) · or ସରକାରୀ (relating to a government) · sl vladen (relating to a government) · vi chính phủ (relating to a government) · ca governamental (relating to a government) · ka სახელისუფლებო (relating to a government) · hi प्रशासनिक (relating to a government) · sk vládny (relating to a government) · ur حُکُومَتی (relating to a government) · fa حکومتی (relating to a government) · et valitsus- (relating to a government) · km រដ្ឋាភិបាល (relating to a government) · uk урядо́вий (relating to a government) · tg давлатӣ (relating to a government) · fa دولتی (relating to a government) · da regerings- (relating to a government) · it governativo (relating to a government) · la gubernātiōnālis (relating to a government) · az hökumət (relating to a government) · fi hallituksellinen (relating to a government) · ar حُكُومِيّ (relating to a government) · ru прави́тельственный (relating to a government) · sh вла́дин (relating to a government) · es gubernamental (relating to a government) · nl gouvernementeel (relating to a government) · kk үкіметтік (relating to a government) · bg прави́телствен (relating to a government) · sq qeveritar (relating to a government) · ky өкмөттүк (relating to a government) · sv regerings- (relating to a government) · ro guvernamental (relating to governing) · th รัฐบาล (relating to a government) · ja 政府の (relating to a government) · la gubernātīvus (relating to a government) · ro guvernamental (relating to a government) · he מֶמשָׁלתִי (relating to a government) · de Regierungs- (relating to a government) · el κυβερνητικός (relating to a government) · ur سَرکاری (relating to a government) · acw حُكُومي (relating to a government) · ps سرکاري (relating to a government) · hu kormányzati (relating to a government) · gl gobernamental (relating to a government) · my အစိုးရ (relating to a government) · sh vládin (relating to a government) · be ура́давы (relating to a government) · hy կառավարական (relating to a government) · mk владин (relating to a government) · fi valtiollinen (relating to a government) · ka სამთავრობო (relating to a government) · ko 정부의 (relating to a government) · cs vládní (relating to a government) · nl regerings- (relating to a government)