Undergovernment

noun

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Noun
  1. 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 […]"

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"Facing the problem of an undergovernment inherent in a huge and backward country, […] Stalin tried to cure it by hypercentralization […]"

Etymology

From under- + government.

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