A non or partly-functioning government usually with several vacant ministerial posts and a caretaker Prime Minister, who can only do certain things until a successor is elected. Usually, this is seen as a reason that a general election must be called.
“We have a zombie government and a prime minister missing in action. The country deserves better during this time of national crisis.” - Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP
by Bryn89 August 08, 2022
An extremely painful experience, similar to a lobotomy, that is likely to last up to 5 years, with mind numbing levels of taxation on workers and employers alike. The concept was started by some oddball called Ramsay MacDonald who was Prime Minister of a Labour minority government in 1924, but fortunately that bunch of losers only lasted for 9 months - phew! The second occasion that Ramsay MacDonald led a Labour Government between 1929 and 1931 conditions were so bad, it was called the Great Depression!
Yes, amazingly there's some bloke down our pub, who know's someone, who's friend's mother-in-law actually voted for this Labour Government - I know I didn't believe it either!
by Wasitpolad October 31, 2024
Winston Churchill: iwbnfouevcmsiehwvudbqvGovernment (This is a resolve of his majesty's government)
by suicidel December 05, 2024
noun (n): A government with extensive welfare programs to help those in need, akin to a Social Democracy, this type of government will try to help a nation it's implemented in during a period of economical problems/collapse. Normally, these governments are social democracies, although fascist groups and/or dictatorial groups can promise to function like a coat government during their rule.
etymology: A coat government works like a coat, a coat can keep you warm in winter, and a coat government (the coat) can help a country (keep it warm) during economic instability/issues (the winter).
etymology: A coat government works like a coat, a coat can keep you warm in winter, and a coat government (the coat) can help a country (keep it warm) during economic instability/issues (the winter).
During the Great Depression, the people wanted a coat government to help them with the depression, they saw hope in FDR as the leader of a potential coat government for the US, and some found technocracy, dictatorships, and the fascist dictatorships of Europe as potential coat governments if they would've been implemented back home.
by SloveneInSerbia August 27, 2021
A movement that seeks to promote the formation of any number of governments within a government that would take care of peoples needs such as education,derence, medical care etc.
In the eyes of the host government it would not be considered ligit.
There are many drug dealers in the movement who wish to set up drug cartels as Quasi governments because it is better to have people to suport them and that is one way to do it.
In the eyes of the host government it would not be considered ligit.
There are many drug dealers in the movement who wish to set up drug cartels as Quasi governments because it is better to have people to suport them and that is one way to do it.
by Judge dredd7 September 30, 2011
by deSuperNoodle March 02, 2022
Unofficial task done in the workplace. Common abbreviation: G-job. Origin: during WWII, some sensitive tasks were given directly to a worker, and his supervisor might not be authorized to know exactly what it was. Thus the response when the supervisor questions what appears to be personal work done on company time: "it's government work."
Hey Tim, you're not scheduled to be running the lathe today, what are you working on? Just a little "government job".
by chamolm June 10, 2024