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

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

His new role is the fifth big government job he's held in the past year - under three different prime ministers.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

In the past under such circumstances, big government lenders such as the U.S.,

From Washington Times • May 18, 2023

For a year I've had all the evidence of that big government timber steal of his in a safety-deposit vault.

From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod