单词 | small government |
释义 | > as lemmassmall government small government n. Politics (chiefly North American) an approach to government which seeks to minimize the role of the State, esp. in providing services and regulating the private sector; government based on these principles; cf. big government n. at big adj. and adv. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1946 J. E. McLean William Rufus Day in Johns Hopkins Univ. Stud. Hist. & Polit. Sci. 64 60 Essentially a product of small government and small business, Day might be expected to view with distrust extreme concentrations of political or economic power. 1983 Age (Melbourne) 5 Oct. 13 In contrast to the expansionist, protectionist and welfare-oriented Wets, the Dries stand for small government, economic rationality and individual responsibility. 2005 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Sept. (Central ed.) a6/1 In his bid to repair the Gulf Coast and his own standing, President Bush has set out to blend liberal-sounding, big-government ambitions with conservative-sounding, small-government solutions. < as lemmas |
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