During the military government's absence, civil authorities took over the administration.

civil 来自拉丁语 civis（公民），指"与公民相关的"或"非军事的"。 authorities 是 authority 的复数形式，authority 指"官方机构"或"权力机关"。 civil authorities 指"非军事的行政机构"，即"民事当局"，与军事政府相对。