government-in-exile

American  

[guhv-ern-muhnt-in-eg-zahyl, -ek-sahyl, -er-muhnt-] / ˈgʌv ərn mənt ɪnˈɛg zaɪl, -ˈɛk saɪl, -ər mənt- /

noun

1. a government temporarily moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to establish that government in their native country after its liberation.

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Example Sentences

At the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala, northern India, Tibetan Buddhist monks sat crossed-legs on the floor, chanting prayers as devotees stood in line to offer prayers.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

"This is no longer opposition, it is a real government-in-exile," she told Reuters, sitting in Karma, a bar in Warsaw that used to be based in Minsk.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

Though Tibet's government-in-exile has disputed the term "feudal", most scholars agree that Tibet's society saw people working on estates owned by nobles, monasteries or the state, and paid taxes to them.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

In India, he was allowed to set up a government-in-exile in Dharamsala, and at 54 years old he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

He fled to Hungary and then to Israel, supposedly with bags of money—to avoid prosecution and with hope of setting up a government-in-exile.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady