caliphate

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  1. noun The office or jurisdiction of a caliph. The last caliphate was held by Ottoman Turkish sultans until it was abolished by Kemal Atatürk in 1924.

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  • He also said a caliphate could be created in another country and could then expand into Britain, where he believes the current political leaders should be replaced by ones implementing Shariah law.
  • For instance, far from objectively examining Islam, the government is now pushing to ban Arabic words connotative of Islamic ideology from formal analysis - such as "mujahid," "umma," "Sharia," "caliphate" - asking personnel to rely primarily on generic terms, such as "terrorists." —  Uriasposten
  • In August 2007, more than 70,000 members from around the Muslim world descended on Jakarta to call for a caliphate - or Islamic rule - in Southeast Asia. —  Foreign Policy In Focus
  • If the caliphate were to be reestablished, all the national borders in that area would vanish. —  Hot Air » Top Picks
  • I believe that historical tie was called a caliphate, and here is a Kosovo-Turkey cultural commonality: —  Political Mavens
 

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/ˈkejlɪfejt/
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