What is the Shadow Government?

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'Shadow government' may refer to:

• 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
• A Government-in-exile
• Shadow government (conspiracy), a conspiracy theory of a secret government

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This article is about conspiracy theories. For opposition cabinets in parliamentary systems, see Shadow Cabinet.
This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)The shadow government (cryptocracy, secret government, or invisible government) is a family of conspiracy theories based on the notion that real and actual political power resides not with publicly elected representatives but with private individuals who are exercising power behind the scenes, beyond the scrutiny of democratic institutions. According to this belief, the official elected government is subservient to the shadow government, which is the true executive power.
Some of the groups proposed by these theories as constituting the shadow government include central banks, Freemasons, intelligence agencies, think tanks, organized Jewry; the Vatican, Jesuits, or Catholics in general; secret societies, moneyed interests, globalist elites, and supranational organizations who seek to manipulate policy in their own interest or in order to serve a larger agenda that is hidden from the general public.

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shadow government (plural shadow governments)
English Wikipedia has an article on:
shadow government

1. A government that is prepared to take control in response to certain events, especially one made up of the leadership of the largest opposition party in parliament which would assume control should the ruling party be displaced in elections. quotations ▼
2. A (real or conspiracy theorized) body of private individuals who exercise actual power behind the scenes instead of a country's or organization's public figures.
   Synonyms: cryptocracy, deep state, secret government, invisible government, state within a state​

Foreign Policy website about shadow government
​https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/shadow-government

​https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Secret-Surveillance-Against/dp/1400074428

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Shocking government secrets
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/g35781361/30-most-shocking-government-secrets