overgovernedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈɡʌvnd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɡəvərnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, governed adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + governed adj. Compare earlier overgoverning n. and later over-govern v. 2.

That is governed too much; that suffers from too much government intervention.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > [adjective] > ruled > excessively

overgoverned1823

1823 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 435 The last solemn act of an over taxed, an over governed, an over wrought people.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. v. xi. 529 The inferior capacity for political life which has hitherto characterized the over-governed countries of the Continent.

1910 J. W. Garner Introd. Polit. Sci. ix. 283 Spencer dwells upon the fact that in an overgoverned state ‘everybody is like everybody else’.

1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 7 Apr. c2 Is an already overgoverned society to be even more restricted?

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

单词	overgoverned
释义	overgovernedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡʌvnd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡəvərnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, governed adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + governed adj. Compare earlier overgoverning n. and later over-govern v. 2. That is governed too much; that suffers from too much government intervention. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > [adjective] > ruled > excessively overgoverned1823 1823 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 435 The last solemn act of an over taxed, an over governed, an over wrought people. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. v. xi. 529 The inferior capacity for political life which has hitherto characterized the over-governed countries of the Continent. 1910 J. W. Garner Introd. Polit. Sci. ix. 283 Spencer dwells upon the fact that in an overgoverned state ‘everybody is like everybody else’. 1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 7 Apr. c2 Is an already overgoverned society to be even more restricted? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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