government issue

or gov·ern·ment-is·sue


noun
  1. (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.

Origin of government issue

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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British Dictionary definitions for government issue

government issue

adjective
  1. supplied by a government or government agency

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