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caretaker government

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A government that rules temporarily, for example after a no-confidence motion in a parliamentary system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 看守政府 (kānshǒu zhèngfǔ) — temporary government
  • Danish: forretningsministerium — temporary government
  • Danish: overgangsregering — temporary government
  • Dutch: regering van lopende zaken — temporary government
  • Finnish: toimitusministeristö — temporary government
  • French: gouvernement d'affaires courantes — temporary government
  • French: gouvernement provisoire — temporary government
  • Georgian: დროებითი მთავრობა (droebiti mtavroba) — temporary government
  • Georgian: გარდამავალი მთავრობა (gardamavali mtavroba) — temporary government
  • German: Übergangsregierung — temporary government
  • Hindi: कामचलाऊ सरकार (kāmcalāū sarkār) — temporary government
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forretningsministerium — temporary government
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forretningsministerium — temporary government
  • Polish: rząd tymczasowy — temporary government
  • Swedish: expeditionsministär — temporary government
  • Swedish: expeditionsregering — temporary government