governmental

Relating to a government.

Adjective

  1. Relating to a government.
    • governmental agency
    • governmental decision
    • governmental department
  2. Relating to governing.

Origin

Etymology tree English government Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English governmental From government + -al.

Forms

more governmental most governmental

Antonyms

non-governmental

Derived

antigovernmental countergovernmental extragovernmental governmentalese governmentalism governmentalist governmentality governmentalization governmentalize governmentally intergovernmental intragovernmental multigovernmental nongovernmental pseudogovernmental quasigovernmental semigovernmental supergovernmental