Shadow government may refer to:
Government
* An opposition grouping in a parliamentary system that mimics the structure of the actual government, in particular its cabinet (see
Shadow Cabinet)
* A term for plans for an emergency government that takes over in the event of a disaster, see
continuity of government
Continuity of government (COG) is the principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government to continue its essential operations in case of a catastrophic event such as nuclear war.
COG was developed by the British government befo ...
* A
government-in-exile
A government in exile (abbreviated as GiE) is a political group that claims to be a Sovereign state, country or semi-sovereign state's legitimate government, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country. Govern ...
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Shadow government (conspiracy)
The shadow government (cryptocracy, secret government, or invisible government) is a family of theories based on the notion that real and actual political power resides not only with publicly elected representatives but with private individual ...
, a conspiracy theory of a secret government
Arts and entertainment
* ''Shadow Government'', a 2009 film by
Cloud Ten Pictures
''Cloud Ten Pictures'' is a Canadian film production and distribution company located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada that specialized in producing "end times" Christian films.
Overview
Cloud Ten was formed by brothers Peter LaLonde and P ...
* "The Shadow Government", a song on the 2007 album ''
The Else
''The Else'' is the twelfth studio album by rock group They Might Be Giants, released by Idlewild Records in 2007. The album was produced in part by The Dust Brothers, along with Pat Dillett and the band.
''The Else'' was first available for ...
'' by They Might Be Giants
* "The Shadow Government", a sketch on the former radio show ''
Morning Sedition ''Morning Sedition'' was a three-hour radio program that premiered April 1, 2004 and ran until December 16, 2005, in the United States. It was hosted by comedian Marc Maron and New York radio veteran Mark Riley. Prior to June 2004, the show was a ...
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* ''
The Shadow of Government
''The Government of Shadow'' (''Hukumat al-zill : riwayah'') ( ar, رواية حكومة الظل) is an Arabic novel written by Saudi novel writer Mundhir al-Qabbani ( ar, منذر القباني) (also known as Munther Kabbani) and published i ...
'', 2007 novel by Saudi writer Mundhir al-Qabbani
See also
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Deep state (disambiguation)
A deep state is a political situation in a country when an internal organ does not respond to the political leadership.
Deep state may also refer to:
* '' Deep State'', a British espionage thriller TV series
* DeepStateMap.Live, a digital mappin ...
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Government in exile
A government in exile (abbreviated as GiE) is a political group that claims to be a country or semi-sovereign state's legitimate government, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile ...
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Shadow Government Statistics
Shadowstats.com is a website that analyzes and offers alternatives to government economic statistics for the United States. Shadowstats primarily focuses on inflation, but also keeps track of the money supply, unemployment and GDP by utilizing me ...
(Shadowstats.com), a website that offers alternatives to U.S. government economic statistics
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