virkamieshallitus
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑˌmie̯sˌhɑlːitus/, [ˈʋirkɑ̝ˌmie̞̯s̠ˌhɑ̝lːit̪us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑlːitus
- Syllabification(key): vir‧ka‧mies‧hal‧li‧tus
Noun edit
virkamieshallitus
- (politics) A type of caretaker government in which the ministers are not politicians. This type of cabinet is sometimes nominated when the parliament is unable to form a majority government.
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Further reading edit
- “virkamieshallitus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04