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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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But the military government refused to accept this possibility.

From BBC Jun. 11, 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

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

There has been no official statement from the military government.

From BBC Jan. 29, 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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