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state S0715100 (stāt)n.1. a. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances: The office was in a state of confusion.b. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development: the fetal state.c. A mental or emotional condition: in a manic state.d. Informal A condition of excitement or distress: was in a state over going to the prom.e. Social position or rank.2. Physics The condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition, or structure: Ice is the solid state of water.3. Ceremony; pomp: foreign leaders dining in state at the White House.4. a. The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity: the state intervening in the economy.b. The sphere of supreme civil power within a given polity: matters of state.c. A specific kind of government: the socialist state.d. A body politic, especially one constituting a nation: the states of Eastern Europe.e. One of the more or less internally autonomous territorial and political units composing a federation under a sovereign government: the 48 contiguous states of the Union.adj.1. Of or relating to a body politic or to an internally autonomous territorial or political unit constituting a federation under one government: a monarch dealing with state matters; the department that handles state security.2. Owned and operated by a state: state universities.tr.v. stat·ed, stat·ing, states To set forth in words; declare. [Middle English, from Old French estat, from Latin status; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] stat′a·ble, state′a·ble adj.Synonyms: state, condition, situation, status These nouns denote the mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing: an old factory in a state of disrepair; a jogger in healthy condition; a police officer responding to a dangerous situation; the uncertain status of the peace negotiations.EncyclopediaSeestateLegalSeeState |