government shutdown

plural government shutdowns

1. governmentThe cessation of non-essential operations or services of a government, often as a result of a budget crisis.

   The former superintendent of Joshua Tree national park has said it could take hundreds of years to recover from damage caused by visitors during the longest-ever government shutdown.

   2019 January 29, Ashley Boucher, “Joshua Tree national park ‘may take 300 years to recover’ from shutdown”, in The Guardian

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   Some employees will continue working through the government shutdown, however, including the three with the longest commute: NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joseph Acaba, and Scott Tingle.

   2018 January 20, Marina Koren, “What Happens to Astronauts During a Government Shutdown?”, in The Atlantic