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ministate

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as in nation-state

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Recent Examples of ministate 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 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 His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment. — New York Times, 13 May 2021

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Noun

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
Louden points out, for example, that Swedish and Norwegian are highly mutually intelligible, but neither is considered a dialect of the other, or of a parent language, primarily because each is associated with a separate nation-state.

— Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026

Definition of nation-state

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This swept away Iran’s monarchy and birthed a state that is part theocracy, part republic, with a handful of semi-democratic institutions swaddled by a system that is ultimately clerical.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
On America’s 250th, the president has elevated some important debates about the mechanics of running a self-governing republic.

— Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 5 July 2026

Definition of republic

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Jones has thrown every wrench at the paper to try and foil the reboot of his digital streaming and supplement empire.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
The tennis icon has built a sprawling business empire that includes a venture capital firm, Serena Ventures; the multimedia company Nine Two Six Productions; and Wyn Beauty, while also holding stakes in the Miami Dolphins and Angel City FC.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 July 2026

Definition of empire

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Some two dozen nations have sent some 3,000 emergency personnel to Venezuela.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Both countries have stepped up efforts to safeguard freedom of navigation and uphold international law in the strait, including hosting a summit with 51 other nations in April.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of nation

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Riyadh's exports over the two weeks to July 2 were more than double the 15 million barrels the kingdom shipped through the strait from March 9 through June 17.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Tipu’s kingdom finally fell in 1799, when British and allied forces overwhelmed his fortress at Seringapatam, a few hours’ drive from present-day Bangalore.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 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

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Authorities in the wealthy city-state of Monaco have launched a manhunt that’s stretched across the border into France after several people were wounded in an explosion caused by a bomb that was planted in a residential building.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Athens was a belligerent city-state that fell victim to its own aggressions.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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