as in nation-state
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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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministate
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Now, nation-states are beginning to dominate the sector, moving hundreds of millions or even billions in funds obtained through hacking or fraud.—
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That overlap confirmed DarkSpectre was operating at a nation-state scale.—
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OneCoin was reportedly banking with JSC Capital Bank in the former Soviet republic of Georgia at least for some time in 2015.—
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Every cycle, every generation, there is a relearning of the truths of living in a democratic republic.—
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If Stacey wants to skip out and build her cannabis empire for her daughter instead, I am simply unbothered.—
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Paramount has been bidding since October for WBD, a transaction that would elevate David Ellison’s nascent media empire into a Hollywood force that could not be easily ignored by tech competitors and Wall Street.—
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's administration is starting the new year with the goal of making the commonwealth's roads safer.—
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Virginia governor-elect Abigail Spanberger will be the first woman and the first former CIA officer to lead the commonwealth.—
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Indeed, this tragedy reflects the deep strain being felt in countless communities across our nation.—
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Illinois passed a first-in-the-nation law addressing this issue in 2024, and both red and blue states are exploring similar solutions.—
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Over the past few years, the kingdom has been one of the most active markets for stock offerings, driven by sales of shares in the state oil giant Saudi Aramco and holdings of its sovereign wealth fund.—
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The island is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark and thus part of the NATO military alliance.—
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Swiatek will likely also pay an additional 4% tax in Poland, reducing her championship winnings by an additional $162,000. Sinner, originally from Italy, will pay no additional taxes because his primary residence is in the income tax-free microstate of Monaco.—
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According to the 2025 Knight Frank Wealth Report, a cool $1 million will get you just 205 square feet of space in this glittering microstate on the French Riviera.—
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The mayor talked about the new level of city-state cooperation.—
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Singapore’s small land mass and costly industrial power tariffs have pushed investors to look north; Johor’s power tariffs stand at 13.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, almost half of the 23.9 cents charged by its neighboring city-state.—
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“Ministate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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