transition government
Temporary ruling body
A transition government is a temporary administration that holds power during a period of political change, typically between the fall of one regime and the establishment of a new permanent government.
Transition governments often form after revolutions, coups, or peace agreements, tasked with maintaining basic order and organizing elections: The transition government promised to hold democratic elections within eighteen months.
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- caretakerOne who maintains property
- interim leaderTemporary person in charge
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
military rule · coup · regime · regime change · handover · power · power vacuum · peaceful transfer · instability · political crisis · elections · free elections · military · crisis · state of emergency · overthrow · constitution · reform
transition governmentdynasty
Successive family rulers
hereditary monarchy · one-party state · constitutional government · constitutional monarchy
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