big government
Governance that consists of large-scale programs, numerous departments and employees,…Governance that consists of large-scale programs, numerous departments and employees, and that entails substantial spending, especially liberal or left-wing governance which emphasizes social entitlements and regulation, and that is considered intrusive by some citizens, especially by conservatives or right-wingers
» I'm against big government.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(US, capitalized, sometimes, uncountable)Governance that consists of large-scale programs, numerous departments and employees, and that entails substantial spending, especially liberal or left-wing governance which emphasizes social entitlements and regulation, and that is considered intrusive by some citizens, especially by conservatives or right-wingers
Examples
4 sentencesI'm against big government.
It was the biggest defeat in government history, according to the BBC.
Згідно BBC, це була найбільша поразка в історії уряду. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Big business or big government often leads to monopoly and monopsony.
Justice is a scam by Big Government to sell more government.
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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