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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGovernment-run
/ˈɡʌv.ərn.məntˌrʌn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Operated, controlled, and financed by a government or state administration.
"Millions of citizens rely on the country's extensive government-run healthcare system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound adjective formed from 'government' (derived from the Old French 'gouvernement', ultimately from Latin 'gubernare' meaning 'to steer or direct') and 'run' (from Old English 'rinnan', used here in the sense of 'managed or operated'). Emerging in modern political and economic discourse, it describes institutions, programs, or enterprises directly operated and funded by a state authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Government-run" is said worldwide
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étatique
Transliteration: /e.ta.tik/
"Ce service est entièrement étatique."
staatlich betrieben
Transliteration: /ˈʃtaːt.lɪç bəˈtʁiː.bn̩/
"Das Krankenhaus ist staatlich betrieben."
statale
Transliteration: /staˈta.le/
"Questa è una scuola statale."
estatal
Transliteration: /es.taˈtal/
"Es una empresa de carácter estatal."
estatal
Transliteration: /is.taˈtaɫ/
"O hospital é gerido pelo governo."
सरकारी संचालित
Transliteration: sarkari sanchalit
"यह एक सरकारी संचालित संस्थान है।"
政府运营的
Transliteration: zhèngfǔ yùnyíng de
"这家医院是政府运营的。"
정부 운영의
Transliteration: jeongbu unyeong-ui
"그 시설은 정부 운영의 기관입니다."
政府運営の
Transliteration: seifu un'ei no
"それは政府運営の学校です。"
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