big government
noun
variants
or Big Government
chiefly US
: government that is regarded as infringing upon the rights of individual citizens because of its extensive bureaucracy and intrusive regulations and policies
Big government, in the minds of many Americans, had become the problem, not the solution.—
Tom Morganthau
Tom MorganthauEspecially coming from a Republican, the Hyde proposals smack uncharacteristically of Big Government, critics say.—John Cloud
John CloudExamples of big government in a Sentence
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The real clash with liberals is not over how big government should be, but over what the state should be empowered to do.
—Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Burton was a champion of big government in every sense.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Gold often does well at times of international tension, inflation, or big government deficits.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
That’s the kind of conservative governance New York needs — not big government, but smart government.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Burton was a champion of big government in every sense.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Gold often does well at times of international tension, inflation, or big government deficits.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
That’s the kind of conservative governance New York needs — not big government, but smart government.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big government
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“Big government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20government. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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