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governmentally
gov·ern·ment G0209000 (gŭv′ərn-mənt)n.1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body.3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule.4. The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority.5. A governing body or organization, as:a. The ruling political party or coalition of political parties in a parliamentary system.b. The cabinet in a parliamentary system.c. The persons who make up a governing body.6. A system or policy by which a political unit is governed.7. Administration or management of an organization, business, or institution.8. Political science.9. Grammar The influence of a word over the morphological inflection of another word in a phrase or sentence. gov′ern·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.gov′ern·men′tal·ly adv.Usage Note: In American usage government always takes a singular verb. In British usage government, in the sense of a governing group of officials, takes a plural verb: The government are determined to follow this course. See Usage Note at collective noun.ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | governmentally - by government; "governmentally determined policy" | EncyclopediaSeegovernmentLegalSeeGovernment |