GOVERNMENTAL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

governmental

adjective

Definition of governmental

as in official

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Recent Examples of governmental Exhibitors include first responder agencies and non-governmental organizations that showcase new technologies, offer recruitment opportunities, and demonstrate local preparedness and disaster response capabilities. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 His case was also shared with the local district attorney, who has the authority to prosecute misuse of confidential governmental data, but the district attorney declined to pursue criminal charges, the audit said. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Other local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Each position took over governmental powers the county charter previously granted the mayor. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 As a public university, ASU could also assert statutory governmental immunity, a legal doctrine protecting public entities from liability in certain circumstances, including some policy-level decisions. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 It would have been modeled after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a nonprofit non-governmental group that protects against securities fraud. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Lula, meanwhile, has argued for a more prominent role of the federal government in the fight against organized crime as well as greater coordination between governmental institutions. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 No member of any government or governmental entity can be appointed to the board, and no government or governmental entity (either federal, state or local) can have approval rights over who is appointed to the board. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Tellingly, the network seemed to know the difference in its official response, acknowledging that the original piece contained errors.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.

— JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of official

Adjective

The state also has policies to prevent federal authorities from accessing motor vehicle and driver's license records of immigrants without a court order or search warrant.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
In total, 96 groups across the country saw their funding expire at the end of the September, because of a reorganization in the way federal dollars are being distributed.

— Ciara McCarthy October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of federal

Adjective

The delays are not exactly surprising, nor does the blame for them lie with the city — a number of state and federal agencies are in charge here, each navigating their own bureaucratic mazes.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
His laserlike focus on the particulars of the story doesn’t leave much room for extrapolation; even the infuriating case of bureaucratic overreach that the film depicts can easily be understood, and perhaps even defended, as an aberration.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bureaucratic

Adjective

She’s mentored by Jae (Major Curda), a member of Ellora’s municipal Bending Brigade, and his captain Karthik (Akshay Khanna), who has a more optimistic view of the Avatar’s potential than those that blame her for ending the world.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Most municipal services could continue or transition upon annexation.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of municipal

Adjective

Indiana has served as CARE’s administrative operations core, while Michigan has led the group’s longitudinal clinical study, which involves dozens of other universities.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The administrative assistant already has more than half the skills a project manager needs.

— Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrative

Adjective

Video posted on social media by activists accompanying pro-government factions depicted what was said to be the aftermath of attacks on Houthi positions along the Red Sea coast.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Thus, the legislation requires more transparency of HOA operators over the administration of these communities, which can operate as a quasi-government entity.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of government

Adjective

Unlike the United States, Israel operates under a parliamentary system, with voters casting ballots for parties to represent them in the Knesset.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
But the parties and groups of parliamentary pro-Western opposition that joined forces in many districts in broad coalitions, have altogether 26 candidates making the next round.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of parliamentary

Adjective

Kalhammer’s Bowery Nation, which could have given its name to the exhibition, conveys the show’s intensely personal civic pride—its Campanilismo.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The Royal Poinciana Playhouse, abandoned for 20 years, was restored and reopened earlier this year and is now Glazer Hall, a theater and civic space.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of civic

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