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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Example Sentences

Frank Capra, the multiple Academy Award winner whose everyman heroes symbolized the American spirit triumphing over mercenary or venal big business and big government, died Tuesday at his desert retirement home.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

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

Its forecasts are usually released alongside big government events such as the Budget and Autumn Statement.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 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

As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains.

From The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states by Moody, John