military government
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɡʌvərnmənt/
- Formal
:
gobierno militar
- Indeed, Egypt's interim military government quickly undertook a rapprochement with Iran.
- successive military governments
- new military government
- withdrawal of the military government
And it was like that Nicaragua, we were funding the rebels in El Salvador, we were funding the military government.
- And it was like that Nicaragua, we were funding the rebels in El Salvador, we were funding the military government.
Examples
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The Chilean military government was at its weakest during the economic crisis of 1983-85.
Academic text (1992) -
The need to confront human rights abuses during the military government was another potentially explosive political issue.
Academic text (1992) -
Neither our embassy down there, nor the military government knows where he is.
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As would be expected, those belonging to political parties that opposed the military government were more supportive of the invasion.
Academic text (1999) -
The country was run by a military government, with corruption and disease running rampant.
Blog text (26) -
The Allies instated a military government on Elba.
Fiction book (2002) -
After years of turmoil, the military government is moving toward political reform.
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The U.S. and Britain backed the military government in its fight against left-wing guerrilla groups.
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The need to confront human rights abuses during the military government was another potentially explosive political issue.
Synonyms
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8.1
A group of military officers who take control of a country by force
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8.5
A group of army officers who take control of a country by force
A government where the military controls the country
How Military
- Formal
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7.7
- Literature
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8.1
- Formal
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5.6
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5.9
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2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a government administered by military authorities' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (relating to soldiers/armed forces) with 'government' (the body that exercises state authority). This straightforward compositional noun–noun pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Military government paints a simple picture: military (soldiers and officers) sitting in government offices and making the rules instead of civilians. This usually happens after a coup (when the army takes power), so the phrase means 'a government run by the armed forces'.