govt.n.

Forms: 1700s gov^t, 1700s– gov't., 1800s– govt., 1900s– govt (without point). Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: government n.

Etymology: Graphic abbreviation of government n. Compare earlier Gov. n.¹

= government n. 7a. Cf. Gov. n.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun]

statea1538

governmenta1544

Gov.1587

Caesar1601

secularity1630

administration1649

govt.1705

1705 Minutes 20 Nov. in P. Wraxall & C. H. McIlwain Abridgment of Indian Affairs (1915) 45 The French Gov^t..had recalled..the Wood Scouts about Ottowawa.

1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 33 (table) Seperate [sic] gov'ts. in the Unit[ed]. States.

1822 C. Arbuthnot Let. 2 Sept. (1941) 31 Shd. the Govt. be broken up, you must hurry to me.

1858 Lady Canning Let. 8 Apr. in C. Allen Glimpse Burning Plain (1986) vii. 99 The Rajah..always ending with a ‘refrain’ that he owed all to the Govt.

1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. 59 Officials repel these claims on Subs. or Govt. allocations.

1970 D. Goldrich et al. in I. L. Horowitz Masses in Lat. Amer. v. 206 (table) Change in ideas about politics: gov't. more helpful now.

1998 Economist 21 Mar. 158/3 (advt.) Govt foreclosed homes from pennies on $1.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	govt
释义	govt.n. Forms: 1700s gov^t, 1700s– gov't., 1800s– govt., 1900s– govt (without point). Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: government n. Etymology: Graphic abbreviation of government n. Compare earlier Gov. n.¹ = government n. 7a. Cf. Gov. n.¹ ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] statea1538 governmenta1544 Gov.1587 Caesar1601 secularity1630 administration1649 govt.1705 1705 Minutes 20 Nov. in P. Wraxall & C. H. McIlwain Abridgment of Indian Affairs (1915) 45 The French Gov^t..had recalled..the Wood Scouts about Ottowawa. 1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 33 (table) Seperate [sic] gov'ts. in the Unit[ed]. States. 1822 C. Arbuthnot Let. 2 Sept. (1941) 31 Shd. the Govt. be broken up, you must hurry to me. 1858 Lady Canning Let. 8 Apr. in C. Allen Glimpse Burning Plain (1986) vii. 99 The Rajah..always ending with a ‘refrain’ that he owed all to the Govt. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. 59 Officials repel these claims on Subs. or Govt. allocations. 1970 D. Goldrich et al. in I. L. Horowitz Masses in Lat. Amer. v. 206 (table) Change in ideas about politics: gov't. more helpful now. 1998 Economist 21 Mar. 158/3 (advt.) Govt foreclosed homes from pennies on $1. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1705
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