governmental English · revision 15460

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌɡʌv(ə)nˈmɛnt(ə)l/ ''(UK)''; /ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|government|-al]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or relating to government: 1744 in the OED and Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Bartlett listed it among Americanisms in 1848, citing Webster.^(Bartlett 1848) A Middle English word in the same sense was ''gubernatif'' (late 14th century).^(Etymonline) Governmentalism, a disposition to extend governmental power, is from 1848.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * late 14th century – gubernatif.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1744 – governmental.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1848 – governmentalism.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to [[government]] or a government.^(Chambers 2008)^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[governmentalism]]

+ * [[intergovernmental]]

+ * [[nongovernmental]]

+ * [[semigovernmental]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[government]]

+ * [[govern]]

+ * [[gubernatorial]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}