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Synonyms

military government

American

noun

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

Example Sentences

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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

Among the charges levelled at Damiba by Burkina Faso's military government are "criminal embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, corruption, aggravated receiving of stolen goods and money laundering", said Togo's justice ministry in a statement.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

At the time, Venezuela saw a surge of oil income, and the military government wanted to demonstrate national progress through futuristic construction projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Even at this week's summit, the grouping continued to urge the military government to stop the war and seek a peaceful solution - requests that the junta has ignored these last four years.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

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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