big government

British  

noun

1. derogatory a form of government characterized by high taxation and public spending and centralization of political power

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big government

In 2020 American Compass defended organized labor as a means for combating big government, writing: “We prefer the private ordering of bargains between workers and management to overbearing dictates from Washington.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

“At the same level that people are concerned about big government, there’s a concern about the private sector becoming too big,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024

Donald Kohn, a former vice chair of the Fed, said big government deficits and the transition to green energy could keep growth and rates higher by propping up demand for borrowed cash.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

“He was seen as a big government liberal who was a fighter for the working man. That is who he has been seen as,” Mr. Burns said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

At last the day came when the big government test was to be made.

From Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]