ministate
- noun
- /ˈmɪnɪˌsteɪt/
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ministado
- The boarding school was described as a ministate due to its strict self-governance.
Examples
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Some companies become a ministate by controlling every detail of their employees' work lives.
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The club operated like a ministate, setting its own rules and regulations for members.
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The club operates like a ministate with its own rules.
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In many ways, the school is a ministate for its students.
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The club operated like a ministate, setting its own rules and regulations for members.
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Some companies become a ministate by controlling every detail of their employees' work lives.
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The boarding school was described as a ministate due to its strict self-governance.
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Morphology
Etymology
Ministate comes from mini- meaning 'small' and state meaning 'a government'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a club, school, or company that acts like a tiny country and makes its own rules, so ministate can mean a small self-governing organization.