military government
a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.
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After learning that the military government had staffed the Myanmar Olympic Committee to form an Olympic squad, Win Htet Oo announced his withdrawal from the Olympics on April 10—to preemptively avoid being associated with the military.
In 1983, a military government made abortion legal up to 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns | Xanthe Ackerman | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis brings us back to Israel's support for Egypt's new military government and its ostensible link to the peace process.
The point of this Nazi-like system was to weaken the opponents of the military government.
Siete Things to Know About Pope Francis & Argentina’s Dirty War | Rob Verger | March 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut they were ordered to leave by the military government after archaeological remains were found.
Only 53 percent reject out of hand the possibility of a military government taking power.
Mexico, a Country in Crisis, Needs a Fix the Size of the Marshall Plan | John M. Ackerman | December 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the interior they established a fairly well-organized military government.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe military government had no time to waste on those who stepped out of line, they had no mercy to spare.
Derelict | Alan Edward NourseThe Johnson provisional government was a military government with the President as the source of authority.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingPending the decision of the Alabama question by Congress, Meade carried on the military government as usual.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingThe ideal man for a military government, his is an Iron Fist; but if the fist were of softer stuff, all Belgium would be in chaos.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell Fox
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