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government shutdowns

government shutdowns is the plural of government shutdown.

Meaning of government shutdown

Noun

government shutdown (plural government shutdowns)

  1. The cessation of non-essential operations or services of a government, often as a result of a budget crisis.
    • Some employees will continue working through the government shutdown, however, including the three with the longest commute: NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joseph Acaba, and Scott Tingle.2018 January 20, Marina Koren, “What Happens to Astronauts During a Government Shutdown?”, in The Atlantic

Questions about government shutdowns

What is government shutdowns the plural of?
Government shutdowns is the plural of government shutdown.

Words near government shutdowns in the dictionary

  1. government name
  2. government names
  3. government note
  4. government notes
  5. government shutdown
  6. government shutdowns
  7. government spending
  8. government stroke
  9. government take
  10. government takes
  11. government trophies

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