ministate

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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 Karen insurgents, who had once controlled a ministate within Myanmar, lost most of their territory. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020 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 The Mali cases have their roots in 2012, when armed rebels and homegrown Islamic jihadists set up a ministate in Northern Mali around Timbuktu that lasted about a year. Marlise Simons, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018 Within this unwieldy land, rebel groups may well possess tools for military enforcement and economic extraction, but their ministates remain combustible and profoundly limited, lacking reliable public utilities and transparent justice systems. Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018 The Aida refugee camp is a warren of alleys, a scene of frequent clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli soldiers — and a welfare ministate. William Booth, Washington Post, 19 May 2017 That country also has a long-disadvantaged Kurdish minority, which exploited the chaos to carve out its own de facto ministate. Max Fisher, New York Times, 29 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministate
Noun
  • Sullivan said in our phone interview that unlike previous dramatic technology advancements (atomic weapons, space, the internet), AI development sits outside of government and security clearances, and in the hands of private companies with the power of nation-states.
    Axios, Axios, 18 Jan. 2025
  • With such techniques often observed being used by nation-state and ransomware operators, Breen warned these should be at the top of the list for patching this month.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The basis of this business empire is the Blago Group of Companies.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The app has built empires – securing footwear brands and reality television slots for the D’Amelio family, also launching careers for Lil Nas X and, more recently, Benson Boone.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Doubtless, this is how Franklin found himself in Paris, persuading an absolute monarch to back the birth of a republic.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Since its founding as a republic, Turkey had been charting a future based on a clean break with its Ottoman past, a time when Constantinople ruled Syria, but Erdogan openly embraced that past as a means to establish Turkey as a major power.
    Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Such a move against Canada would hit its economy hard considering the two nations do in excess of half a trillion dollars a year in trade.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • What Countries Allow Birthright Citizenship? While the United States is one of the most prominent examples, other nations also grant birthright citizenship.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, the state’s senators, representatives and governor conduct the commonwealth’s business here.
    Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Matthew Bratcher, executive director of Kentucky NORML, a cannabis advocacy organization, said employers in the commonwealth are still able to enforce drug-free workplace policies, including testing for THC.
    Marina Johnson, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Global oil prices remain depressed years after the height of the coronavirus pandemic, affecting the kingdom's revenues.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince announced Thursday that the kingdom is set to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His survey includes time zones, the Eurovision Song Contest, cities, the territorial claims that sliced up Antarctica like a pie, maritime boundaries, and microstates, plus nations and empires throughout history.
    Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This currently includes 23 EU member states, six non-EU countries, and three European microstates, covering a total of 32 countries and territories.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Citizens of the southeast Asian city-state have visa-free access to a record 195 global travel destinations out of a possible 227.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But there is one possible positive: the number of galleries with locations in Singapore participating in ART SG has grown to 21, with a total of 32 galleries from Southeast Asia, a sign of energy in both the art scene of this city-state and the region more broadly.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Ministate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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