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state-supported

state-supported

1 3.6
Paid for and run by the government
  • adjective
translation icon : apoyado por el estado
  • And I, I guess that affects state supported institutions or state assisted colleges.
  • a state-supported school
  • state-supported institutions
  • a state-supported university

And I, I guess that affects state supported institutions or state assisted colleges.

Examples

  • For most community college administrators, direct alignment of their college's curricula with that of a nearby state-supported university represents a powerful influence.

    Academic text (1995)
  • State-supported institutions now require a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.3 and an ACT score of 18.

    Academic text (1991)
  • After all, I teach in a public, state-supported university.

    Academic text (1992)
  • More schools were privately supported (57%) than state supported (43%).

    Academic text (1992)
  • The state-supported economy has prevented the kind of mass social misery witnessed in some other Eastern European countries.

    Academic text (2000)
  • At this time, mental health patients were treated by state-supported inpatient mental hospitals.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Ninety-eight percent of those responding were from state-supported institutions, with 85% on the semester system.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Beginning in February 1944, Sivel taught at I.D.H.E.C., the new state-supported film school, where he helped train the next generation of sound personnel.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The Auburn University System is a state-supported institution governed by the Alabama Legislature and the Board of Trustees.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The city offers affordable healthcare through a state-supported clinic, making it accessible to all residents.

Synonyms

state-controlled
vsstate-supported
5 5.8

The government owns and runs an organization or service instead of private companies

is funded and run by government rather than merely owned

Antonyms

360 2.8

Not governed by another country or outside authority

How State-Supported

state-supported
1 3.6
independent
360 2.8

Surface Forms

state-supported positive
state supported positive

Morphology

state-supported = state + supported (transparent) = state + support + ed

The compound combines 'state' and 'supported' (i.e., supported by the state) in a directly compositional way familiar to learners.

Etymology

State-supported combines state (meaning 'government') and support (meaning 'to help' or 'to pay for'). So, a state-supported school or service is one the government helps or pays for.