over-governmentn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈɡʌvnm(ə)nt/,

/ˌəʊvəˈɡʌvəm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɡəvər(n)m(ə)nt/,

/ˌoʊvərˈɡəvə(r)mənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, government n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + government n. With sense 1 compare earlier overgoverning n. and over-govern v.

1. Excessive government; too much government interference.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > [noun] > action or act of > excessively

overgoverning1789

over-government1850

society > authority > rule or government > [noun] > superior

oversway1603

over-rule1891

over-government1894

1850 C. E. Beecher Miss Beecher's Domest. Receipt-bk. Contents 19 Over-government. Want of Patience and Self-control in Parents and Governors.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 5/1 Besides the over-government of the future Corporation, there must be subsidiary bodies to discharge local highway, sanitary, and other duties.

1931 Pacific Affairs 4 837 The average Englishman's delight in ‘precedent’ and over-government.

1994 Courier Mail (Brisbane) 27 Oct. 6/6 Mr. Williams said his vision for the future for the tourism industry had become blurred by today's situation of ‘extreme over-government’.

2. Higher government or control. rare.

ΚΠ

1861 J. S. Mill Representative Govt. iv. 83 The more popular the institutions,..the more monstrous the overgovernment exercised by all over each, and by the executive over all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-government
释义	over-governmentn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡʌvnm(ə)nt/, /ˌəʊvəˈɡʌvəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡəvər(n)m(ə)nt/, /ˌoʊvərˈɡəvə(r)mənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, government n. Etymology: < over- prefix + government n. With sense 1 compare earlier overgoverning n. and over-govern v. 1. Excessive government; too much government interference. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > [noun] > action or act of > excessively overgoverning1789 over-government1850 society > authority > rule or government > [noun] > superior oversway1603 over-rule1891 over-government1894 1850 C. E. Beecher Miss Beecher's Domest. Receipt-bk. Contents 19 Over-government. Want of Patience and Self-control in Parents and Governors. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 5/1 Besides the over-government of the future Corporation, there must be subsidiary bodies to discharge local highway, sanitary, and other duties. 1931 Pacific Affairs 4 837 The average Englishman's delight in ‘precedent’ and over-government. 1994 Courier Mail (Brisbane) 27 Oct. 6/6 Mr. Williams said his vision for the future for the tourism industry had become blurred by today's situation of ‘extreme over-government’. 2. Higher government or control. rare. ΚΠ 1861 J. S. Mill Representative Govt. iv. 83 The more popular the institutions,..the more monstrous the overgovernment exercised by all over each, and by the executive over all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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