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governmental.

Relating to a government.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɡʌv(ə)nˈmɛnt(ə)l/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/General-American

  1. Relating to a government.

    governmental agency
    governmental decision

  2. Relating to governing.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō)bor. Latin gubernāre Old French governer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French governementbor. Middle English governement English government English -al English governmental From government + -al.

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