as in nation
a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government
the rise of European nation-states in the thirteenth century
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Recent Examples of nation-state
His team has increasingly shown how nation-state actors are targeting small suppliers to hack large organizations and their global supply chains.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
One is that corporations like Prodigy and Weyland-Yutani act like enormous nation-states, controlling vast swaths of territory and commanding armies.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The campaign was sophisticated enough that experts suspect a nation-state was behind it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
In 2021, attackers affiliated with the Chinese nation-state group known as Hafnium targeted a different piece of Office software, Exchange Server, which provides mail and calendar services.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 July 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
One is that corporations like Prodigy and Weyland-Yutani act like enormous nation-states, controlling vast swaths of territory and commanding armies.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The campaign was sophisticated enough that experts suspect a nation-state was behind it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
In 2021, attackers affiliated with the Chinese nation-state group known as Hafnium targeted a different piece of Office software, Exchange Server, which provides mail and calendar services.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nation-state
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nation-state
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Last season’s winners Paris Saint-Germain had players from eight different nations in their starting line-up.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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What's Next The government faces steep socioeconomic and cultural headwinds that have frustrated other nations, and whether ending the two-child policy will make a significant difference on the trend remains uncertain.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hence, the Hollow Knight is starting to crack, and is leaking Radiance all over the place, which is why the bugs of the kingdom have lost their minds.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two decades the kingdom has largely been ruled by the Shinawatras or their proxies, or the military.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The first part of the movie is devoted to taking us inside his local empire of warped belief, which skews right-wing.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Bad Boy Records, which is just one part of Combs' business empire, has sold more than half a billion records.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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At a time when Germany still had a monarchy, the grandness of the Reichstag’s design was intended to rival any structure the monarchy would build for itself.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Sep. 2025
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The unrest is the worst in decades in the poor Himalayan country that is wedged between India and China and has struggled with political instability and economic uncertainty since protests led to the abolition of its monarchy in 2008.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Nation-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nation-state. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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