Military rule may mean: *

Military justice Military justice (also military law) is the legal system (bodies of law and procedure) that governs the conduct of the active-duty personnel of the armed forces of a country. In some nation-states, civil law and military law are distinct bodie ...

, the legal system applying to members of the armed forces * Martial law, where military authority takes over normal administration of law * Military occupation, when a country or area is occupied after invasion. **

List of military occupations This article presents a list of military occupations. Only military occupations since the customary laws of belligerent military occupation were first clarified and supplemented by the Hague Convention of 1907 are included In this article. Mili ...

Military dictatorship A military dictatorship is a dictatorship in which the military exerts complete or substantial control over political authority, and the dictator is often a high-ranked military officer. The reverse situation is to have civilian control of the m ...

, a form of government where political power resides with the military * Military junta ("junta," from Spanish meaning "together") *

Military democracy A military democracy is a war-based society that practices democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to de ...

, a form of military government of a war-based society which practices democracy, with an elected and removable supreme chief, a council of elders, and a popular assembly. * Stratocracy, a form of government headed by military chiefs, The

branches of government Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typic ...

are administered by military forces, the government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue, and is usually carried out by military workers.

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