TRUST TERRITORIES Synonyms: 50 Similar Words

trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory

as in monocracies

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trust territories

Noun

The position comes with the power to declare public health emergencies, forcibly quarantine people and set vaccine mandates for illnesses such as chickenpox that fall outside the state Legislature’s framework of seven childhood vaccine mandates.

— Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Creating an independent, nonpartisan Council on Local Mandates to provide legislators with cost estimates for new mandates imposed on cities and towns.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandates

Noun

According to industry analysts, overall sourcing throughput has hit record levels while diversifying rapidly away from single-source dependencies.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Such an arrangement would make targeting data and communications important dependencies.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of dependencies

Noun

Walt Olsen died a few months later, and the other defendants reached out-of-court settlements — all except DeFalco.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
For instance, these centrists would sanction violent settlers, as the Biden administration did, but may not target the banks that finance the construction of new settlements.

— THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of settlements

Noun

In Congo, the disease has spread to 66 health zones across eight provinces, from three zones when it was first declared in May.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Congo has reported cases across eight provinces, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tshopo.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of provinces

Noun

Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Any harm was downstream, but the river was part of an interstate system governed by a compact between sovereigns.

— Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sovereigns

Noun

Bukele late Thursday said in his statement on X that the deployment of his soldiers and equipment on Haitian soil is nearly finished.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
By analyzing drone data, the government concluded that they were launched from Ethiopian soil, added Abdel Qader in a SUNA report.

— YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

Jones was a major in the English military before moving to the American colonies, initially settling in Rhode Island before eventually becoming a prominent businessman and landowner in New York.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Born around 1665 in the then-kingdom of Ireland, Jones was a major in the English military before moving to the American colonies.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of colonies

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

trusts

trust territories

trust territory

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Trust territories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territories. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of trust territories

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

fulsome

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

Ten More Words from Taylor Swift Songs

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes