government issue

American  

Or government-issue

noun

1. (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.

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government issue British  

adjective

1. supplied by a government or government agency

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Etymology

Origin of government issue

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

At least one bank suggested that the government issue shares in the IPOs that get preference over the Treasury Department’s senior preferred shares to mitigate investors’ risk, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

"This was not a party issue, this was a government issue."

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2022

And prisoners can send up to $100 a day to other people or have the government issue U.S.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2021

In early 1941, the service disseminated a new field manual that included a glossary of military slang, including an entry for G.I., or government issue.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2020

But why does the government issue such an order in North Carolina, when the government itself is selling, not destroying, the cotton of Mississippi?

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp