trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory
as in monocracies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trust territories
  1. mandates
  2. dependencies
  3. settlements
  4. provinces
  5. fatherlands
  6. sovereigns
  7. soil
  8. colonies
Noun
  • As the Gulf crisis has pushed up the price of oil, government mandates for biofuel—a blend of ethanol (from corn or sugarcane) and diesel; or diesel and vegetable oil—have also risen.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Etzel said the controversy surrounding COVID vaccines and vaccine mandates has played a role in fueling skepticism.
    — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mandates
Noun
  • Aerospace manufacturers are using it to consolidate part counts, improve performance and eliminate supply dependencies on components that previously required complex procurement chains.
    — Rich Garrity, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The political appetite for accepting the deindustrialization and critical dependencies that come with the flood of Chinese imports is finite and shrinking.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dependencies
Noun
  • Russia is launching around 220 glide bombs every day against settlements near the front line in eastern and southern Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in a social media post Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Israeli government last month approved plans to allocate close to $800 million to establish new Jewish settlements and build access roads in the West Bank.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Indonesian authorities initially issued the tsunami warning for parts of East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi provinces, and urged residents to stay away from beaches and riverbanks.
    — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Celebrations were also held in provinces across Afghanistan, where Taliban flags and posters emblazoned with slogans in praise of the Taliban’s return to power were displayed along major roads and marketplaces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of provinces
Noun
  • Now your benevolence and friendship offers us beautiful Europe and great America as fatherlands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of fatherlands
Noun
  • On 28 July, Moody’s changed its MENA outlook from stable to negative, noting that the impairment of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will weigh on the growth of Gulf sovereigns, as well as their fiscal and external positions.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of sovereigns
Noun
  • Officials had to reset Buffalo’s play clock in the first quarter so umpire Tab Slaughter could smash down loose soil in the backfield.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Add the impacts of climate change, which have resulted in warmer springs and drier soils that reduce runoff into the reservoirs, and average or above-average rainfall no longer guarantees equivalent runoff.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Electronic circuits move electrical signals through wires, while these biological circuits move molecules between bacterial colonies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Both former colonies of Japan, the two came to rely on exports to drive growth – first labor-intensive goods like garments in the 1960s, followed by electronics such as home appliances in the 1970s and ’80s.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of colonies
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