Usually means: Sufficiently satisfactory for official standards.
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  1. close enough for government work: Wiktionary

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  1. close enough for government work: Idioms

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  1. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. close enough for government work: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (close enough for government work)

adjective:  (US, idiomatic, humorous, derogatory) Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
adjective:  (Canada, idiomatic, humorous) Acceptable; equivalent to government work, neither worse nor better.

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