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- adjective Not a
state : lacking the institutional power or authority of an organized government - noun A
sociopolitical entity other than astate .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But Congo is important; it heads a miserable category described as "nonstate conflict", a mêlée of warlords, ethnic rivals, mafias and militias, all fighting out in a failed state.
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World-Honored One, the nonstate is the state of Buddhahood.
unknown title 2009
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World-Honored One, the nonstate is the state of Buddhahood.
unknown title 2009
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World-Honored One, the nonstate is the state of Buddhahood.
unknown title 2009
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If Pakistan manages to reassert control over these groups, India will have a relatively easier time managing its so-called nonstate actor threat with Islamabad.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2008
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It also insists that any new "nonstate" (private sector) economic activities not be allowed to lead to the "concentration of property" (that is, the accumulation of wealth).
So Much For Cuban Economic Reform Jos 2011
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And perhaps, in our brave new world of "nonstate" actors and murderous religious martyrs, we are beginning, like Hobbes, to fear disorder more than tyranny.
The Art of Being Ruled Jeffrey Collins 2010
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Because these "nonstate" actors working for companies, quasi-governmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) frequently do work that officials once did, they have privileged access to official information-information that they can deploy to their own ends.
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Because these "nonstate" actors working for companies, quasi-governmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) frequently do work that officials once did, they have privileged access to official information-information that they can deploy to their own ends.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Janine Wedel, AlterNet 2010
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Because these "nonstate" actors working for companies, quasi-governmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) frequently do work that officials once did, they have privileged access to official information-information that they can deploy to their own ends.
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