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government man

government man noun: a representative of the government.

Noun

government man (plural government men)

  1. A representative of the government.
  2. A supporter of the government.
  3. (Australia, euphemistic, historical, obsolete) A convict.
    • Whatever it was that had happened to him in the old times when he was a Government man he didn′t talk about.1888, Rolf Boldrewood, Robbery Under Arms, Gutenberg eBook #1198

Forms of government man

pluralgovernment men

Questions about government man

What does government man mean?
Government man means a representative of the government.
What part of speech is government man?
Government man is a noun.
What is the plural of government man?
The plural of government man is government men.

Words near government man in the dictionary

  1. Government House
  2. government in exile
  3. government issue
  4. government issues
  5. government legal
  6. government man
  7. government men
  8. government name
  9. government names
  10. government note
  11. government notes

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