governmental purposes

collocation in English

meaningsofgovernmentalandpurpose

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governmental
adjective
uk
/ˌɡʌv.ənˈmen.təl/us
/ˌɡʌv.ɚnˈmen.t̬əl/
belonging or relating to government or ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofgovernmentalandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unless the permit condition serves the samegovernmentalpurposeas the development ban, the building restriction is not a valid regulation of land use but an out-and-out plan of extortion.
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We are spending £16,000,000 a day, of which £15,000,000 is for war purposes and the other £1,000,000 for ordinary governmental purposes.
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These structures were used for either residential or governmental purposes such as audiences.
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The association was on occasion used for governmental purposes.
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In the 16th century several postal organisations existed for governmental purposes, as well as for clerics, universities, cities and merchants.
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Sales taxes imposed for general governmental purposes are subject to simple majority approval.
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Using it for governmental purposes was out of the question for this symbol of the rule of the downtrodden.
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First used for governmental purposes in 1875, its design was modified after sustaining serious damage in an 1927 fire.
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Numerous additional boroughs were established thereafter, mostly during the 19th century, to serve a variety of local governmental purposes.
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Although the four countries are important for legal and governmental purposes, they are not comparable to administrative subdivisions of most other countries.
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