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ministate

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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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Vulnerabilities, tools and successful techniques spread rapidly throughout criminal and nation-state ecosystems, and AI will accelerate that learning considerably.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The national conservatives embrace Christian nationalism and seek to bulwark the homogeneous nation-state from threats from liberalism.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of nation-state

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The Prime Minister of the Turkish republic of northern Cyprus, Ünal Üstel, told Turkish media that 237 people had been rescued from the ship, and search efforts were continuing for 23 people.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
This panic is also nothing new; television was supposed to rot our brains, and radio before that, and somehow the republic survived.

— Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of republic

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And that is our plan here in the commonwealth now with the strictest requirements in the entire country.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Nine students, represented by their guardians, along with four nonprofit groups, have sued Massachusetts, saying the commonwealth had denied schoolchildren the right to an adequate education and to equal protection under the law.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of commonwealth

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Tiani had pledged to improve security in the Sahel nation, a major uranium producer, but jihadist attacks have persisted.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Rescue teams in Nepal have located 187 tourists after deadly landslides ripped through the Himalayan nation on Wednesday, local officials said Saturday, with around 3,000 people still missing on both sides of the Nepal-China border.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of nation

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In the 2010s, the kingdom and some of the other Arab Gulf states turned to China for armed drones since the United States refused to sell them any at the time.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In July this year, Jamaica’s government said two of its three citizens deported to the tiny kingdom have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kingdom

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The fictional microstate Elgaland-Vargaland begins as an artistic game but evolves into a powerful lens on borders and identity.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of microstate

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This story covers a range of topics, including mall redevelopment, mansion sales, unaffordable housing and city-state litigation.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
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

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