buffer state |
a neutral country located between two potentially hostile countries and regarded as helping to discourage war. |
city-state |
a self-governing state made up of a city and its surrounding territory. |
lie in state |
of a corpse, to be exhibited in public prior to burial so that others may pay their respects. |
nation-state |
the modern autonomous nation, considered as a unit of political organization. |
police state |
a country in which the government exercises rigid and usu. repressive control by means of a strong police force, esp. a secret police force. |
secretary of state |
(cap.) the person who heads the U.S. Department of State. [4 definitions] |
solid-state |
being or using a technology that employs semiconductors and transistors to control the performance of electrical devices. [2 definitions] |
state of the art |
the ultimate level of advancement or development available in an object, process, or the like at a given time. |
state socialism |
the theory, doctrine, or practice of a planned economy controlled by the state and based on state ownership of major shipping lines, public utilities, and basic industries. |
state sovereignty |
the right or power of a nation-state to govern itself, with independence from outside control. [2 definitions] |
steady state theory |
the cosmologic theory, no longer in favor, that new matter is continuously created, causing the universe to expand without requiring cycles of explosion and contraction. (Cf. big bang theory.) |
tri-state |
of or designating an area consisting of all or part of three neighboring U.S. states. |
welfare state |
a social system in which the state assumes the responsibility for the welfare of its citizens in housing, medical care, employment, and the like. |