statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d 
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Almost 53 percent voted in favor of statehood in the most referendum in 2020, which had a turnout of about 55 percent.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The controversial history of the island's official statehood.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The 150th anniversary of Nebraska’s statehood was approaching.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Congress required territories seeking statehood to include measures in their constitutions prohibiting the taxation of trust lands.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The controversial history of the island's official statehood.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The 150th anniversary of Nebraska’s statehood was approaching.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Congress required territories seeking statehood to include measures in their constitutions prohibiting the taxation of trust lands.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d
: the condition of being a state
especially
: the condition or status of one of the states of the U.S.
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