military government
a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.
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In 1983, a military government made abortion legal up to 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns | Xanthe Ackerman | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis brings us back to Israel's support for Egypt's new military government and its ostensible link to the peace process.
The point of this Nazi-like system was to weaken the opponents of the military government.
Siete Things to Know About Pope Francis & Argentina’s Dirty War | Rob Verger | March 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut they were ordered to leave by the military government after archaeological remains were found.
Only 53 percent reject out of hand the possibility of a military government taking power.
Mexico, a Country in Crisis, Needs a Fix the Size of the Marshall Plan | John M. Ackerman | December 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the interior they established a fairly well-organized military government.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe military government had no time to waste on those who stepped out of line, they had no mercy to spare.
Derelict | Alan Edward NourseThe Johnson provisional government was a military government with the President as the source of authority.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingPending the decision of the Alabama question by Congress, Meade carried on the military government as usual.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingThe ideal man for a military government, his is an Iron Fist; but if the fist were of softer stuff, all Belgium would be in chaos.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell Fox
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