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Noun: government-in-exile (governments-in-exile)  'gú-vu(r)(n)-munt in 'eg-zI(-u)l
  1. A temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated
    "The Polish government-in-exile operated from London during World War II"

Derived forms: governments-in-exile

Type of: authorities, government, regime

Encyclopedia: Government-in-exile