government (noun)
11government man — noun a special law enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation • Syn: ↑G man, ↑FBI agent • Hypernyms: ↑government agent * * * noun 1. : a government official; especially …
12government security — noun a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System • Syn: ↑agency security • Hypernyms: ↑security, ↑certificate * * * noun : a security (as a bond or certificate) issued by or on behalf of a government usually… …
13government investment — ➔ investment * * * government investment UK US noun [C or U] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE ► money that the government invests in something, or the activity of investing government money: »Government investment is up over 30% since the beginning of the… …
14government — noun / gʌv(ə)nmənt/ an organisation which administers a country ■ adjective coming from the government, referring to the government ● a government ban on the import of arms ● Government intervention or Intervention by the government helped to… …
15government broker — ➔ broker1 * * * government broker UK US noun GOVERNMENT, STOCK MARKET ► in the UK, an official whose job is to sell government bonds: »The government broker s role, in normal times, was to raise new money for the Treasury …
16government security — ➔ security * * * government security UK US noun [C, usually plural] GOVERNMENT, STOCK MARKET ► a government bond, or the document relating to it: » China has purchased $100 billion of U.S. government securities …
17government bailout — UK US noun [C] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE ► a situation in which a government pays or lends money to save a company or industry from failing: » The company s huge losses forced it to seek a government bailout. government bailout of sth »The state ended… …
18government deficit — UK US noun [C, usually singular] GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS ► the amount by which a government s spending is more than the money it receives: »The government deficit is expected to reach 4.8% this year. → Compare GOVERNMENT SURPLUS(Cf. ↑government… …
19government loan — UK US noun [C] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► a loan to an organization or a person by the government: »The extra cash meant the company could say no to government loans. »The airline has $750m in government loans to play with while it attempts …
20government regulation — UK US noun [C or U] GOVERNMENT, LAW ► a law that controls the way that a business can operate, or all of these laws considered together: »Voters want some government regulation to prevent these financial disasters from happening. »Government… …
