Meanings
adjectivegovernmentwide (not comparable)
- not comparableExtending throughout a government.
[…] it is unclear whether the beatings of potential political opponents are a governmentwide strategy or a narrower effort by Mr. Mugabe’s backers to shore up his remaining power.
2007 March 29, Michael Wines, “Zimbabwean Leaders Accused of Abducting Opponents”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
Origin
- Englishgovernment
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
- Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
- Old Englishwīd
- Englishwide
- Englishgovernmentwide
From government + -wide.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
governmentwide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governmentwide
MLA
“governmentwide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governmentwide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “governmentwide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governmentwide.
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