undergovernment

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noun

A subordinate or secondary government.

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Meanings

nounundergovernment (plural undergovernments)

plural undergovernments

  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 […]

    2018, Olga Velikanova, Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism, page 65

Origin

From under- + government.

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APA

undergovernment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergovernment

MLA

“undergovernment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergovernment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undergovernment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergovernment.

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