state
noun
us
/steɪt/ uk
/steɪt/state noun (CONDITION)
state noun (COUNTRY)
C1 [ C or U ]
The government was determined to reduce the number of state-owned industries.
affairs/matters of state formal His diary included comments on affairs/matters of state (= information about government activities).
B1 [ C ]
Representatives are elected from each state.
the States informal
See more - All attempts at diplomacy have broken down and the two states now appear to be on a collision course.
- Abortion is restricted in some American states.
- The United States is a federation of 50 individual states.
- Representatives of the member states will be meeting next week.
- The creation of independent states has led to a resurgence of nationalism.
- abroad
- birthright citizenship
- body politic
- BRICS
- citizen
- denaturalize
- domestically
- expatriate
- fatherland
- internationalism
- internationalize
- nationwide
- native
- naturalization
- naturalize
- neighbor
- non-country
- non-domestic
- non-indigenous
- overseas
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Idiom
B2
[ + (that) ] Union members stated (that) they were unhappy with the proposal.
[ + question word ] Please state why you wish to apply for this grant.
- according toAccording to reports, the ceasefire is holding.
- as stated by/inAs stated by medical experts, these products are totally safe when used correctly.
- as maintained byThere is no reason to change your diet, as maintained by some lifestyle experts.
- as claimed bySo-called superfoods will not make you live longer, as claimed by some advertisers.
- sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand.
- utterShe barely uttered a word all morning.
- they sayThey say the house is haunted.
- it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
- stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
- remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin.
- He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the strikers.
- The rebel leaders stated that they are willing to enter into dialogue with the government.
- The police stated that some 50 rounds had been discharged.
- The assessor stated that the fire damage was not as severe as the hotel's owner had claimed.
- All recipes in this book, unless otherwise stated, will serve four to five people.
- acquaint someone/yourself with something
- annunciation
- apprise someone of something
- avowedly
- awaken someone to something
- break
- breathe/say a word idiom
- disseminate
- impart
- on the record idiom
- pass
- proclaim
- propagate
- put something before someone
- put something out
- put something out of its misery idiom
- rapporteur
- reportable
- ring
- statement
B2
State events are formal official ceremonies that involve a leader of a country or someone who represents the government:
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- interparty
- interpellate
- interpellation
- interventionist
- lab
- on message
- Orwellian
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- stateswoman
- subsidiarity
- super-conservative
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