heterarchy

1. (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.Examples: "Despite installing puppet governments in the marches, the subjects of the empire’s conquered territories were still very conscious of living under heterarchy."uncountable

2. (countable) An example of this government.Examples: "The proposed liberation of our largely undeveloped economy goes too far — the resulting foreign dominance of our markets would make us a heterarchy."countable