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trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory
as in monocracies

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  1. mandates
  2. dependencies
  3. settlements
  4. provinces
  5. fatherlands
  6. sovereigns
  7. soil
  8. colonies
Noun
  • That was a disquieting pointer to Federal Reserve Board policy, for the central bank counted controlling inflation, not enduring full employment, as one of its mandates.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Christian then lays out the finale’s mandates, which, just like last season, are dramatically slashed down from what Project Runway used to be.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mandates
Noun
  • Without clear ownership, teams can spend weeks debating priorities, dependencies and exceptions while the migration schedule continues to move.
    — Prashanthi Kolluru, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There are now 17 African countries and two dependencies that have French as their official language or as one of multiple official languages.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dependencies
Noun
  • Sonil Jain, Co-founder of Sowtex and ReMaterial, noted that for a fabric exporter trading with Russia, Brazil, or the UAE, there were many possible benefits, including cheaper, faster B2B settlements without dollar-clearing fees destroying margins.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Scientists and sci-fi authors have envisioned massive cities and settlements on the lunar surface.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Heavy rains and flooding have submerged or damaged about 10,014 hectares (24,745 acres) of rice and other crops, with the largest losses reported in Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Canadian government officials have consulted provinces and labor groups but have not settled on what form the relationship should take.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 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
  • The text of the agreement, which has been released publicly by the administration, establishes a joint study between the two countries on the feasibility of an enrichment facility on Saudi Arabian soil.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • If your home uses a septic system, wastewater flows into a tank and filters through soil.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • This double theft was central to the origins, growth, and eventual success of the English colonies and the United States—not just initially but throughout all of American history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Advertisement Europe didn’t only take men and material from the colonies for the Great War, but also a repertoire of its illiberal practices in the colonies.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of colonies
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“Trust territories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territories. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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