government man
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The idea of the government watching you is not just the makings of an Orwell novel or a political thriller.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
So, we have to have somebody from Congress, somebody from another branch of government watching what the executive branch is doing.
From MSNBC • Oct. 30, 2019
He fell in love with government watching television news at the kitchen table and then attended Georgetown University for Foreign Service undergraduate studies.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2016
In 1990, Schwartz eventually left city government, watching from afar as his successors continued to be foiled in their pursuit.
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2016
Each friar, as a parish priest, was an outpost of the central government, watching for symptoms of revolt.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
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