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military government

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noun

  • military governments
    plural
  1. a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.


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Mali's Tuareg rebels told AFP Wednesday the country's ruling junta will fall and that they intend to conquer the north, just days after unprecedented large-scale attacks targeting the nation's military government.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

But the latest attacks mark a "major escalation in the conflict" between the military government and the rebels, said Jean-Hervé Jezequel, Sahel director with the International Crisis Group.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

UN peacekeepers and French forces deployed to deal with the escalating insurgency left after the junta took over, and the military government hired Russian mercenaries to help tackle the insecurity.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

Since Saturday, Myanmar's military government has enforced rules to ration fuel, requiring half of all private vehicles to stay off the roads each day, depending on their licence plate numbers.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

Only the Standard had a critical editorial, calling on the new military government to quickly implement a return to democracy plan.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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