big government

Definitions

1. 1

   Governance that consists of large-scale programs, numerous departments and employees, and…

   Governance that consists of large-scale programs, numerous departments and employees, and that entails substantial spending, especially liberal or left-wing governance which emphasizes social entitlements and regulation, and that is considered intrusive by some citizens, especially by conservatives or right-wingers

   • Mr. Clinton inherited a Presidency that had been downsized by Watergate and the end of the cold war. […] Two years ago he declared the end of the era of big government and embarked upon a program of bite-sized policy initiatives.
   • Big Government is never popular in theory, but the disaster aid, school lunches and prescription drugs that make up Big Government have become wildly popular in practice.
2. 2

   Alternative letter-case form of big government.

   • This is why the Conservative programme for government is founded on such a radical revolt against the statist approach of the Big Government that always knows best.

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