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Recent Examples of ministate
His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment.
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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
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
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That much money has to be a nation-state, because no one else would be able to turn that much crypto into cash.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Imagine buyers of bitcoin in four categories: short-term traders, long-term holders, corporations, and nation-states.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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McKinley, after all, presided over America’s 1898 emergence as a colonial empire.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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But building a criminal empire is expensive, and not just monetarily.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Since information is power, concentrating unprecedented data in the hands of a private entity with an explicit political agenda represents a profound challenge to the republic.—
Allison Stanger,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Take, for example, Trump’s mid-speech listing of the ages of people that the Social Security Administration believes to still be alive, including some seemingly as old as the republic itself.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Our nation’s and our state’s infrastructure is aging, and among the biggest threats to the long-term stability of our bridges and roadways is the wear and tear caused by overweight trucks.—
Ydanis Rodriguez,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Plus, 64 teams would include more than a quarter of FIFA’s member nations, diluting overall quality and rendering qualifying competitions all but superfluous.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Charles is the head of the commonwealth, which comprises 56 countries.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
27 Feb. 2025
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Whatever happens in the commonwealth around recreational cannabis may well do so again, especially as fewer states have the option of adopting recreational cannabis via the ballot.—
Daniel J. Mallinson,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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The new brand campaign arrives three months after the tour hosted its finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the first time in December after the WTA signed a sponsorship pact with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, last May.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In all three countries, local militants backed by Russian muscle declared their own microstates.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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The Trailblazer and their companions will travel to another city-state in the hopes of peacefully securing the next Coreflame, though – predictably – some challenges arise along the way.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Rather, in the tradition of the Seabury Commission that investigated Walker, a joint city-state body, composed of qualified persons with minimal political attachments, can take a hard look at the charges against the mayor.—
Christian Browne,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Ministate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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