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Govian
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English
Etymology
From en Gove -ian.
Adjective
en UK politics Relating to British politician Michael Gove (1967–).
en Ian Barge Children must learn to question, not simply obey The Guardian 2013-11-07 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/07/children-learn-question-not-simply-obey 0261-3077 Polly Toynbee is spot on in her excoriation of Govian Gradgrindery. The inevitable marginalisation of the supposedly "soft" arts subjects in the state sector is a scandal.
en lexicography Relating to Q7183159.
w:Stefan Fatsis Merriam-Webster Wants to Reinvent the Dictionary for the Digital Age. Should It Bother? https://web.archive.org/web/20260305145248/https://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2015/01/merriam_webster_dictionary_what_should_an_online_dictionary_look_like.html 12 January 2015 Some of those address Govian tics that have annoyed lexicographers for 50 years, like the Third's refusal to capitalize any headword (except, against Gove's wishes, God) and the limited use of descriptive labels like slang.