government-in-exile \| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun (pluralgovernments-in-exile) : a government temporarily established on foreign soil following the occupation of its own territory by another authority < breaking off relations with the Polish government-in-exile — W.H.Chamberlin >