govt.

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govt.
Stands forGovernment
CategoriesWriting & Everyday

govt. stands for Government, an everyday abbreviation.

Shortens "government" in headlines, notes, tables and informal writing, as in "govt. agencies." The variant gov't uses an apostrophe to show the missing letters.

Example: The report was funded by a govt. grant and published by the university press.

Usage notes

News and formal writing spell "government" out in running text. The .gov internet domain is reserved for US government bodies, while the UK uses gov.uk. British writers may omit the period (Govt).

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