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governmental
adjective as in political
Example Sentences
It’s hard to overstate how much damage re-electing Trump will cause, not only to immigrants and other marginalized populations but also to governmental function, education, the environment, justice and more.
The commission rejected the defense that Bertoli wasn’t participating in political activity, stating that opinions on governmental affairs, like decisions of elected officials on a school board, could be considered political.
As MSNBC’s Steve Benen correctly observed, ”There is… a qualitative difference between whining about fact-checking and publicly raising the idea of using governmental power to strip a major American outlet of its broadcasting license.”
Aside from the military, modern Republicanism is fundamentally allergic to any governmental or public-sector actions that promotes the public interest, safety and well-being — in other words, to the core Enlightenment understanding of government itself.
Thursday's news conference was held in Guildhall, a 15th century governmental building steeped in history.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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