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as in official
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as in federal
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governmental
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In an official press conference on Monday in Seoul, South Korea, Kim Soo-hyun and his legal representatives from LKB & Partners denied the allegations against him.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025 -
France’s first couple greeted the Danish royals at the Élysée presidential palace for King Frederik and Queen Mary’s official visit, focusing on renewable energy, healthcare, defense and culture.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Her group has been advocating for legislation that would create a federal funding stream for treatment and intervention, syphoning millions from the profits of the gambling industry.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Chandler Bursey, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1273, the union that represents more than 1,000 federal employees at the medical center, told the Statesman Friday that three of the 14 employees who were fired have since been hired back.—
Angela Palermo and,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Blockchain also removes geographic and bureaucratic barriers to banking.—
Raymond Qu,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, arXiv’s permanence has been threatened by everything from bureaucratic strife to outdated code to even, once, a spy scandal.—
Sheon Han,
Wired News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Voters will also make some local municipal decisions, including some Jefferson Parish races.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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If the water is from a municipal source, what are the long-term projections for its quality and quantity?—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Without a court order, the federal government can seize up to 15% of a defaulted borrower's paycheck via administrative wage garnishment.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This can help reduce a medical office’s administrative burden and perhaps even combat health care worker burnout.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some 513 parliamentary members voted in favor of the plan, while 207 voted against it.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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The victory completes a Damascene conversion in German politics – using the outgoing parliamentary arithmetic.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Boaters, scouts, civic organizations, environmental groups, businesses and individual volunteers are encouraged to help clean up the St. Johns River by removing trash and debris.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Among the Italian elites, knowledge was a form of social currency, and learned women were admired as symbols of familial and civic prestige.—
Manuela Callari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the city’s initial ministerial review in 2020, the developer was asked to confirm that the science and research uses would generate up to 3,540 ADT, and that accessory retail and service uses would be non-trip generating and therefore not count against the square footage.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Syrians are also wary of the promises of inclusivity coming from a government led by Mr. al-Shara’s Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which has given government and ministerial positions to its own loyalists.—
Raja Abdulrahim,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Governmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governmental. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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