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Etymology

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virkamies +‎ hallitus

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑˌmie̯sˌhɑlːitus/, [ˈʋirkɑ̝ˌmie̞̯s̠ˌhɑ̝lːit̪us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːitus
  • Syllabification(key): vir‧ka‧mies‧hal‧li‧tus

Noun

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virkamieshallitus

  1. (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.

Declension

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Possessive forms of virkamieshallitus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Hypernyms

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Further reading

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