Shadow Government

Shadow government may refer to:

  • An opposition government in a parliamentary system, see Shadow Cabinet
  • A term for plans for an emergency government that takes over in the event of a disaster, see continuity of government
  • A conspiracy theory of a secret government, see Shadow government (conspiracy)

Famous quotes containing the words shadow and/or government:

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    Because on the left. Because on the right.
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    Because a shadow fell.”
    —Wislawa Szymborska (b. 1923)

    “This Government has found occasion to express, in a friendly spirit, but with much earnestness, to the Government of the Czar, its serious concern because of the harsh measures now being enforced against the Hebrews in Russia.”
    —Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)