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governmentless

governmentless adjective: without a government.

Adjective

governmentless (not comparable)

  1. Without a government.
    • In the past few months, a new axis of conflict has opened up in Somalia, an essentially governmentless nation ripped apart by rival clans since 1991.2009 May 24, Jeffrey Gettleman, “For Somalia, Chaos Breeds Religious War”, in New York Times

Origin of governmentless

From government + -less.

Words formed from governmentless

Questions about governmentless

What does governmentless mean?
Governmentless means without a government.
What part of speech is governmentless?
Governmentless is an adjective.

Words near governmentless in the dictionary

  1. governmentese
  2. governmentish
  3. governmentism
  4. governmentist
  5. governmentists
  6. governmentless
  7. governmentlessness
  8. governmentlike
  9. governments
  10. governments in exile
  11. governments-general

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