governmental

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for governmental
Adjective
  • While there isn’t official confirmation of all the characters coming back to Hope Valley for another season, several cast members have teased their return on social media.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Per the official Season 3 synopsis, the show's prime characters are now united to form an incursion unit on a critical mission to penetrate the looming alien mothership.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Fewer than 5% of people who registered were contacted during Harvey, and even fewer got evacuation assistance, according to a 2023 study by the National Council on Disability, a federal agency that advises on disability policies and programs.
    Miranda Green, CBS News, 14 July 2025
  • Both prevailed, and went on to receive billions of dollars’ worth of federal contracts, clearing the way for others.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Though the efficiency and growth results can be very powerful, the program is most successful when a mothership organization trusts the new group enough to separate it from the bureaucratic command and control culture.
    Dean DeBiase, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • His rhetoric alienates job creators, leaving entrepreneurs to face bureaucratic red tape and an uncertain future.
    Mike Dunleavy, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • These regulations come in all shapes and sizes: municipal zoning laws that restrict innovative educational uses of private property; licensing laws that treat microschools like daycares; onerous curricular laws that micromanage private instruction down to the minute.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Alternatively, the library could move to the city’s municipal building.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • If plaintiffs withdraw their claim prior to their hearing, Citizens automatically wins and can ask the administrative judge to approve charging them thousands of dollars in attorney costs and court fees.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
  • The Folsom Cordova board reviewed many items, including a letter from the school district recommending to terminate Mayer and an administrative hearing’s findings, including testimony from Mayer’s colleagues, students, and a school district investigation.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • As revealed by Variety in May, U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy had rejected proposals for a levy on streaming platforms operating in the U.K., despite recent recommendations from a parliamentary committee suggesting such a measure could help support the country’s television drama sector.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2025
  • Hudson has won praise not just for the airline’s financial turnaround, but also for a focus on rebuilding trust with employees, customers, and regulators, a sharp contrast to her predecessor who was accused at a parliamentary committee of prioritizing profits over public goodwill.
    Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The skills that built faith centers, companies and youth teams can also strengthen our civic fabric.
    Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
  • Recently, she’s gotten involved with civic engagement using social media and newsletters to increase awareness about the commissions’ efforts.
    Olivia Cyrus July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Over the next several months, ESA and the five launch companies will negotiate with European governments for funding leading up to ESA's ministerial council meeting in November, when ESA member states will set the agency's budget for at least the next two years.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
  • With ministerial review, the city is not required to gather public input or hold a public hearing.
    Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
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“Governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governmental. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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