| Chief Executive |
(l.c.) a governing head, as of a state or nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| citizen |
a person belonging by birth or naturalization to a political and geographic entity, esp. a nation. (Cf. alien). [1/2 definitions] |
| civil war |
a war within a nation between opposing political factions or regions. [1/2 definitions] |
| client |
a nation that is dependent on or under the patronage of another; client state. [1/3 definitions] |
| coast guard |
a comparable organization performing similar tasks for another nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| cobelligerent |
a nation not formally allied but cooperating with one or more nations waging war. |
| coinage |
the system of metal money used by a government or nation. [1/4 definitions] |
| colonialism |
the policy or practices of a nation extending or maintaining control over previously independent territories. |
| commander in chief |
(often caps.) the person in charge of all the armed forces of a nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| commonwealth |
a political unit, usu. a state or nation, or the people thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
| constitution |
the set of basic laws and principles by which a nation, state, or other organization is governed. [1/6 definitions] |
| containment |
a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hostile nation. [1/3 definitions] |
| corpus juris |
collectively, the laws of a nation or state. |
| country |
the people of a nation or state. [1/5 definitions] |
| crime |
an act that violates the law of a state, nation, or other entity, and that endangers the public welfare in some way. [1/3 definitions] |
| denationalize |
to deprive of the status of sovereign nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| dependent colony |
colony in which a majority native population is ruled by a small number of representatives from the controlling nation. |
| disarm |
of a nation, to reduce the size of the military forces or arsenal. [1/4 definitions] |
| East Timor |
a country in Southeast Asia that consists mainly of the eastern part of the island of Timor, which it shares with the nation of Indonesia. |
| enemy |
of or belonging to a hostile military force or to the nation it represents. [1/5 definitions] |
| eponym |
an actual or mythical person whose name is the source of the name of a city, nation, era, or the like. |