countergovernment
noun
coun·ter·gov·ern·ment
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt
, -və-mənt; -ˈgə-bᵊm-ənt, -vᵊm-\
, -və-mənt; -ˈgə-bᵊm-ənt, -vᵊm-\
variants:
or counter-government
plural countergovernments
or counter-governments
Definition of countergovernment
: a group of people that organizes as an unofficial governing authority to oppose or supplant a legitimate or generally recognized government
His investigation … has shown the existence of what he called ersatz embassies, that is, diplomatic outposts of countergovernments or governments-in-exile.— Richard Dale
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