government-backed
/ˈgʌvənməntbækt/
/-ɚ–/ adjective GOVERNMENTDefinition
› relating to companies and other organizations that receive support or money from a government: government-backed small-business loans
(Definition of government-backed adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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