government issue or gov·ern·ment-is·sue EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of government issue First recorded in 1935–40 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for government issue Historical Examples of government issue
During the evening, he disassembled the government-issue needlebeam and inspected its parts.
Robert Sheckley
He flung the government-issue needlebeam at Jay, and caught him full on the forehead.
Robert Sheckley
British Dictionary definitions for government issue government issue adjective supplied by a government or government agency Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012