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undergovernment

undergovernment noun: a subordinate or secondary government.

Noun

undergovernment (plural undergovernments)

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

Forms of undergovernment

pluralundergovernments

Origin of undergovernment

From under- + government.

Questions about undergovernment

What does undergovernment mean?
Undergovernment means a subordinate or secondary government.
What part of speech is undergovernment?
Undergovernment is a noun.
What is the plural of undergovernment?
The plural of undergovernment is undergovernments.

Words near undergovernment in the dictionary

  1. undergot
  2. undergotten
  3. undergoverned
  4. undergoverness
  5. undergovernesses
  6. undergovernment
  7. undergovernments
  8. undergovernor
  9. undergovernors
  10. undergown
  11. undergowns

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