undergovernment

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ government.

Pronunciation

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Noun

undergovernment (plural undergovernments)

  1. A subordinate or secondary government.
    • 2018, Olga Velikanova, Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism, page 65:
      Facing the problem of an undergovernment inherent in a huge and backward country, [] Stalin tried to cure it by hypercentralization []