Thesaurus results for MINISTATE

ministate

noun

Definition of ministate

as in nation-state

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Recent Examples of ministate His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment. — New York Times, 13 May 2021 Islamic State also tried to establish a ministate of its own in the Indonesian regency of Poso, on Sulawesi island, in 2015. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 7 June 2018 These are central Africa’s ministates — overlapping and unrecognized fiefdoms in a Texas-size country riven by disorder, situated in one of the world’s worst neighborhoods. — Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018

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Noun

Experts warn that models proficient in coding can rapidly chain vulnerabilities, leading to an increase in zero-day threats and making sophisticated cyberattacks more accessible, even to nation-state actors.

— Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The drive to define the face as a data point, something to be grasped and controlled, underpins the bureaucracy of the modern nation-state, in which faces are surveyed, categorized, and stored in digital banks.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of nation-state

Noun

Like our democratic republic itself, these efforts are decentralized — local, pragmatic, and responsive to what communities actually need.

— Brendan Bechtel, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Early diplomatic ties India gained independence from Britain in 1947 and became a republic in 1950.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of republic

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Part of the Unapologetic Foods empire (which includes Semma, Dhamaka, Adda, and others), Naks is a Filipino restaurant helmed by chef Eric Valdez.

— Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
Charles set out accordingly to make the empire a specifically German institution.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of empire

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Ahead of the trial, the commonwealth also filed a motion to admit audio recordings of the 911 call Patrick Clancy made after returning home and discovering his family.

— Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
But Spanberger remains determined in her mission to deliver a more affordable commonwealth to Virginians, touting her signing of the Affordable Virginia Agenda into law in a Friday statement.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

Definition of commonwealth

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On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced more than 100 people with criminal backgrounds had been returned to the Caribbean nation on July 16 aboard a deportation flight.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
The alliance’s political headquarters is in Brussels, where ambassadors from member nations meet to discuss defense spending, drone incursions and cyber threats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of nation

Noun

Saudi Arabia's civil defense said alerts sounded multiple times early Saturday in both cities, but the kingdom didn't comment further.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The Houthis declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia on Monday, threatening to cut off the kingdom’s oil exports through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

— Chloe Taylor,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Definition of kingdom

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No nation in the world — at least beyond a few microstates within a broader customs union — has no customs enforcement whatsoever.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French ⁠Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth and help those in need.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026

Definition of microstate

Noun

Just as oil money transformed and modernized the Gulf into city-states of gleaming skyscrapers, centuries of wine money have polished this rural corner of Burgundy into an agri-luxury oasis.

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
The joint city-state Bus Action Plan also commits the MTA to improving bus maintenance across the fleet.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

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