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military government

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noun

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


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Niger left the regional force last year due to strained ties between the military government in Niamey and its neighbours.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

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

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

The Bais rose to power in Laukkaing in the early 2000s after the town's then warlord was ousted in a military operation led by Min Aung Hlaing - who now leads Myanmar's military government.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The Japanese military government had stolen it from their own hungry people.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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