statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d 
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The territory applying for statehood must have a certain minimum population and a majority of its residents must favor statehood.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Although the recognition of other countries is also a key component of obtaining statehood, any Palestinian state established today would not meet the minimal criteria, according to Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute.
—Michele Chabin, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
France, Australia, Canada, Portugal, the United Kingdom and other Western nations have announced plans to recognize Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly this month, joining more than 140 nations that already do so.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Such a sudden, strenuous assault on Palestinian statehood — particularly with American blessings — will require more than diplomatic rhetoric to reverse.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Although the recognition of other countries is also a key component of obtaining statehood, any Palestinian state established today would not meet the minimal criteria, according to Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute.
—Michele Chabin, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
France, Australia, Canada, Portugal, the United Kingdom and other Western nations have announced plans to recognize Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly this month, joining more than 140 nations that already do so.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Such a sudden, strenuous assault on Palestinian statehood — particularly with American blessings — will require more than diplomatic rhetoric to reverse.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
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statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d
: the condition of being a state
especially
: the condition or status of one of the states of the U.S.
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