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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGovernment-issue
/ˈɡʌv.ərn.məntˌɪʃ.uː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Provided, authorized, or standardized by a government, especially for military personnel.
"He wore a standard pair of government-issue boots during basic training."
- 1
An item of equipment, clothing, or food supplied by the government or military.
"The backpack was heavy, durable, and clearly marked as government-issue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'government' (from Old French 'gouvernement') combined with 'issue' (meaning supplies distributed by an authority). Originally emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in military contexts to designate official equipment supplied to service members, the term eventually broadened to describe anything standardized, utilitarian, or mass-produced by official decree.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Government-issue" is said worldwide
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réglementaire
Transliteration: /ʁe.ɡlɑ̃.tɛʁ/
"Il portait des chaussures réglementaires."
dienstlich geliefert
Transliteration: /ˈdiːnstlɪç ɡəˈlɪfɐt/
"Er trug vorschriftsmäßige Stiefel."
di dotazione
Transliteration: /di dotaˈtsjoːne/
"Indossava scarponi di dotazione militare."
reglamentario
Transliteration: /re.ɣla.menˈta.ɾjo/
"Llevaba botas de equipo reglamentario."
regulamentar
Transliteration: /ʁe.ɡu.lɐ.mẽˈtaɾ/
"Ele usava botas de fabrico regulamentar."
सरकारी प्रदत्त
Transliteration: sarkari pradatta
"उसने सरकार द्वारा जारी किए गए जूते पहने थे।"
政府发放的
Transliteration: zhèngfǔ fāfàng de
"他穿着政府统一发放的靴子。"
관급품
Transliteration: gwan-geup-pum
"그는 군에서 지급받은 관급품화를 신고 있었다."
官給品
Transliteration: kankyūhin
"彼は官給品のブーツを履いていた。"
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