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government-in-exile

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An independent polity that claims to be the legitimate government of a country, but is forced to operate from another country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geopolitics, government, politics

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: government, authorities, regime

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 流亡政府 (liúwáng zhèngfǔ) — independent polity
  • Finnish: pakolaishallitus — independent polity
  • French: gouvernement en exil — independent polity
  • German: Exilregierung — independent polity
  • Indonesian: pemerintahan pengasingan — independent polity
  • Japanese: 亡命政府 (bōmei seifu) — independent polity
  • Korean: 망명정부 (mangmyeongjeongbu) — independent polity
  • Lao: ລັດຖະບານພັດຖິ່ນ (lat tha bān phat thin) — independent polity
  • Malay: kerajaan buangan — independent polity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eksilregjering — independent polity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eksilregjering — independent polity
  • Russian: прави́тельство в изгна́нии (pravítelʹstvo v izgnánii) — independent polity
  • Swedish: exilregering — independent polity
  • Thai: รัฐบาลพลัดถิ่น — independent polity
  • Ukrainian: уряд у вигнанні (urjad u vyhnanni) — independent polity
  • Vietnamese: chính phủ lưu vong — independent polity