military government
noun
a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.
military governments
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pluralof military government.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Both countries have been run by military governments since coups carried out between 2020 and 2022.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
His family lived in exile during Guatemala’s military governments, which feared his father’s popularity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Four nations are run by military governments in West and Central Africa, where there have been nine successful or attempted coups since 2020.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
The country then called Burma attained independence from colonial power Britain in 1948 and has been ruled by a succession of military governments for most of the years since.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Meanwhile his kingdom soon came to an end; he had to march away at the command of Napoleon, who divided the conquered Prussian provinces into military governments, and appointed Generals and General-Intendants to preside.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag
