Oxford Dictionary English big government nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌbɪɡ ˈɡʌvənmənt// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌbɪɡ ˈɡʌvərnmənt// [uncountable] (disapproving) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa type of government that has a lot of control over people’s lives and the economySee big government in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: big government oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com