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danama commented on the word imperium in imperio
State within a state (also Latin: imperium in imperio or status in statu) is a political situation in a country when an internal organ, generally from the armed forces, intelligence agencies, or police, does not respond to the civilian leadership.
– wikipedia
a government, power, or sovereignty within a government, power, or sovereignty
– Merriam-Webster
See imperium
“Though he was not entirely opposed to military interference in politics, Mustafa Kemal wanted the armed forces to become an 'imperium in imperio', with a position similar to that of the German military between 1871 and 1914.”
– Atatürk: An Intellectual Biography, M. Sükrü Hanioglu
June 13, 2013