big government

A derogatory term for a government that is considered or characterized as being intrusive and excessively powerful in its regulations, taxation, public expenditure, etc. The politician ran on a platform that took issue with what he saw as big government interfering with the abilities of businesses to compete fairly in a free market. You oppose taxes and the powers of big government, but how do you expect roads to be built, or schools to be taught, or the military to be funded? Here in this town, we're opposed to big government. What ever happened to personal freedoms, huh?