issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies
Also: government-issue
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, blitz, roadblock, unit trust, walk-through
Examples of 'government issue' in a sentence
government issue
Tempesta was a stocky, bald man who wore his not very good government issue suit with the air of a humble town hall clerk.