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national unity government

British

noun

a government formed by a coalition of parties, esp in time of national emergency

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There is a national unity government in Israel, which is frankly the only piece of good news over the last week or so.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023

The previous national unity government had already begun work on changing the law after a mass rave in 2021 in the central town of Viterbo ended with the deaths of two people.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Chad has named several former rebels to ministerial posts in its new national unity government, which was formed on Friday and will lead the country for the next two years until elections.

From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2022

In any case, Mr. Berlusconi and Mr. Salvini had already supported the sanctions as part of Mr. Draghi’s national unity government and didn’t bolt over the issue then.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022

A national unity government was installed in April of 1997, but serious fighting resumed in late 1998, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless.

From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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