shadow government
noun
a group of people thought to be the real power secretly controlling the official government of a nation, leadership of a corporation, or the like.
shadow governments
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pluralof shadow government.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Private landlines, which do not create public records, did not result in shadow governments and neither will personal cellphones.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2014
In the absence of a strong executive, the Knicks seem to be run by a network of shadow governments.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2012
By some counts, at least twelve different groups have set up their own shadow governments.
From Time Magazine Archive
