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big government

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈbig ˌgovernment noun [uncountable]  American EnglishPG government – used when people think it is controlling their lives too much 大政府〔用于指政府对人们的生活控制过多〕 big government welfare policies 政府全包的福利政策
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big governmentOur members are overwhelmed and frustrated by big government.The penalty imposed by big government for expansion in business is a growing burden of responsibility, paperwork and liability.Most substantially, Rockefeller is attacked as an apostle of big government.This was a classic example of big government advocates misunderstanding a problem and designing a government solution guaranteed to make it worse.I prefer local control rather than big government.Eisenhower worried that big government was threatening the old American values.The feistier sort of Republican is as hostile to big government by indirect means as to the direct variety.The national-greatness conservatives, as represented by Kristol and Brooks, make their peace with big government.
ˈbig ˌgovernment nounChineseSyllable
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big government
ˈbig ˌgovernment noun [uncountable]
American English government – used when people think it is controlling their lives too much:
    big government welfare policies


big governmentBrE /ˌbɪɡ ˈɡʌvənmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɪɡ ˈɡʌvərnmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (disapproving) a type of government that has a lot of control over people's lives and the economy (对人民生活、经济等控制严厉的)大政府