Meanings
adjectivegovernmentless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a government.
In the past few months, a new axis of conflict has opened up in Somalia, an essentially governmentless nation ripped apart by rival clans since 1991.
2009 May 24, Jeffrey Gettleman, “For Somalia, Chaos Breeds Religious War”, in New York Times
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“governmentless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governmentless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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