单词 | overgoverning |
释义 | overgoverningn. The action of over-govern v. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > [noun] > action or act of > excessively overgoverning1789 over-government1850 1789 T. Jefferson Let. 28 Aug. in A. de Tocqueville Democracy in Amer. App. 429 There is no country where the mania for over-governing has taken deeper root than in France. 1847 Edinb. Rev. 85 221 Over-governing;—that is, an over-meddling by governments with the interests and concerns of their subjects. 1868 R. Whately Bacon's Ess. xli. 420 The error of over-governing always prevails in the earlier stages of civilization. 1992 Financial Post (Canada) 29 Dec. 9 One particularly negative result of running corporations solely for shareholders is overgoverning by the rule makers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789 |
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