Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to or describing government policies in British Thesaurus

bureaucratic (adjective)

relating to official processes and the people whose job is to make sure that they are followed

Congressional (adjective)

relating to the US Congress

constitutional (adjective)

relating to the constitution of a country or organization

developmental (adjective)

relating to the development of a country or economy

expansionist (adjective)

showing disapproval relating to the efforts of a government or country to increase its land or power

hawkish (adjective)

preferring to deal with political problems by using military force instead of more peaceful methods

imperialist (adjective)

wanting to take control of other countries

Interior (adjective)

an Interior minister or government department is responsible for things that happen within a country, not for relations between that country and others

laissez-faire (adjective)

economics laissez-faire policies allow companies and the economy to operate without government control

non-governmental (adjective)

a non-governmental organization is not part of a government, but may work with government departments, for example in dealing with people’s health or the environment

official (adjective)

used about things that are decided by a government

pork barrel (adjective)

Americaninformal pork barrel politics or spending uses government money to give benefits to people in a particular area, so that the politician who represents that area will be more popular

public (adjective)

owned by the government, not by a private company