state
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3.2
- noun
- /steɪt/
- The United Nations set about rebuilding the Afghan state immediately after the fall of the Taliban.
- state government
- federal and state
- state and local
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Watch on YouTubeAny state more extensive than the minimal state violates people's rights.
- Any state more extensive than the minimal state violates people's rights.
- The PPF isn't reliant on any state support.
- They actually are functioning much more like a state power, aren't they?
- We are became wards of this colonial state and we are not human.
- Anyone can criticise any state for its conduct.
- Now he stayed open because his state said he could stay open.
- The struggle between state power and wealth.
- You serve on multiple boards, engage in state politics, and you love rugby.
- And the question is why states care so much about power.
- The state constitution can put in place reforms on both state and local governments.
- I, I think it ends poorly when the state tries to restrict speech.
- DeSantis has got the whole state covered in people and resources.
- And because think about it, states should be united.
Examples
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Pulled a lot of strings with the state's attorney and the judge.
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In an era of increasing dissension over state authority, the federal government proceeded cautiously with Georgia.
Academic text (2011) -
Schools get money from the state... according to how many students are present.
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Very few of our patients are committed by the state.
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I'm the state's star witness.
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Let this be a lesson to the heads of state dependent on the United States.
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Policies and finances refer to the presence of funds and federal, state, and local policies that facilitate implementation.
Academic text (2011) -
The United Nations set about rebuilding the Afghan state immediately after the fall of the Taliban.
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Anyone can criticise any state for its conduct.
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And of course I'll need to notify the state authorities and start an official investigation.
Synonyms
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1.0
A nation with its own government and people
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1.0
The group of people who officially run a country
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3.5
The group of people who run a country
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4.6
A country or state that has its own government and laws
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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3.7
A government leader who handles a country's relations with other countries
- Formal
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3.4
The United States government office that decides and manages relations with other countries
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2.4
Government that runs a state in the United States and provides services like schools and roads
- Formal
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3.6
A situation when a government can use special powers after a disaster or riot
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2.1
A very tall building in New York City with a famous observation deck since 1931
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4.2
The highest group of judges in a U.S. state who decide appeals about state law
- Formal
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3.4
A state government office that manages things like education or vehicle registration
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7.5
A country where the government uses strict police control and spying to limit people's freedoms
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3.9
A government system that provides health care, housing, and money to people who need help
- Specialized
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A lawyer who brings criminal cases in court for the state government
- Formal
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3.4
A United States government department that handles relations with other countries
- Literature
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3.3
A professional NBA basketball team from California called the Warriors
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3.0
A nickname for the United States state of Florida because it has warm sunny weather
- Formal
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3.2
A senior government minister who leads a country's foreign relations
- Literature
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7.8
Violent acts and threats a government supports or carries out to frighten people
- Archaic
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6.9
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
- Specialized
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5.5
Electronic devices that use solid materials like semiconductors instead of vacuum tubes
- Formal
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8.2
A government that controls almost every part of people's lives and punishes people who disagree
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1.0
One of the fifty parts of the United States with its own government and laws
- Specialized
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4.4
A condition of a substance when it keeps its shape and does not flow, like rock or ice
- US
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6.4
A nickname for the United States state of Massachusetts known for its coast and history
- Specialized
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6.8
An economy where the government owns or controls many businesses in a market system
- NSFW
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7.9
A southern United States state where the law allowed people to own other people before the American Civil War
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4.6
A nickname for Pennsylvania because it played an important role in early United States history
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6.1
A political area made of the West Bank and Gaza that Palestinians claim but that is under Israeli control
- Specialized
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3.7
A substance that flows and keeps its volume but not its shape, like water or oil
- Formal
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6.8
A formal speech by the mayor about the city's situation and future plans
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6.2
A common name for the United States state of Indiana whose capital is Indianapolis
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Etymology
State when used for the government comes from the same Latin status 'standing' and suggests the organized power that 'stands' to make and enforce laws, which is why we call the ruling authority 'the state'.