military government

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Time

In 1983, a military government made abortion legal up to 10 weeks of pregnancy.

From The Daily Beast

This brings us back to Israel's support for Egypt's new military government and its ostensible link to the peace process.

From The Daily Beast

The point of this Nazi-like system was to weaken the opponents of the military government.

From The Daily Beast

But they were ordered to leave by the military government after archaeological remains were found.

From The Daily Beast

Only 53 percent reject out of hand the possibility of a military government taking power.

From The Daily Beast

In the interior they established a fairly well-organized military government.

From Project Gutenberg

The Military Government had no time to waste on those who stepped out of line, they had no mercy to spare.

From Project Gutenberg

The Johnson provisional government was a military government with the President as the source of authority.

From Project Gutenberg

Pending the decision of the Alabama question by Congress, Meade carried on the military government as usual.

From Project Gutenberg

The 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.

From Project Gutenberg