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governmenty

American  
[guhv-ern-muhn-tee, -er-muhn-] / ˈgʌv ərn mən ti, -ər mən- /

adjective

Canadian Informal.

  1. pompous.

Etymology

Origin of governmenty

government + -y 1

Example Sentences

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These terrible elites with awful-sounding governmenty jobs like "policy professionals, regulators and contractors" are slightly less likely to think that the country is on the wrong track.

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