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Recent Examples of ministate
His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment.
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New York Times, 13 May 2021
Karen insurgents, who had once controlled a ministate within Myanmar, lost most of their territory.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020
Islamic State also tried to establish a ministate of its own in the Indonesian regency of Poso, on Sulawesi island, in 2015.
—Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 7 June 2018
These are central Africa’s ministates — overlapping and unrecognized fiefdoms in a Texas-size country riven by disorder, situated in one of the world’s worst neighborhoods.
—Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
The Mali cases have their roots in 2012, when armed rebels and homegrown Islamic jihadists set up a ministate in Northern Mali around Timbuktu that lasted about a year.
—Marlise Simons, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
Within this unwieldy land, rebel groups may well possess tools for military enforcement and economic extraction, but their ministates remain combustible and profoundly limited, lacking reliable public utilities and transparent justice systems.
—Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
The Aida refugee camp is a warren of alleys, a scene of frequent clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli soldiers — and a welfare ministate.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 19 May 2017
That country also has a long-disadvantaged Kurdish minority, which exploited the chaos to carve out its own de facto ministate.
—Max Fisher, New York Times, 29 June 2016
New York Times, 13 May 2021
Karen insurgents, who had once controlled a ministate within Myanmar, lost most of their territory.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020
Islamic State also tried to establish a ministate of its own in the Indonesian regency of Poso, on Sulawesi island, in 2015.
—Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 7 June 2018
These are central Africa’s ministates — overlapping and unrecognized fiefdoms in a Texas-size country riven by disorder, situated in one of the world’s worst neighborhoods.
—Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
The Mali cases have their roots in 2012, when armed rebels and homegrown Islamic jihadists set up a ministate in Northern Mali around Timbuktu that lasted about a year.
—Marlise Simons, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
Within this unwieldy land, rebel groups may well possess tools for military enforcement and economic extraction, but their ministates remain combustible and profoundly limited, lacking reliable public utilities and transparent justice systems.
—Jack Losh, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
The Aida refugee camp is a warren of alleys, a scene of frequent clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli soldiers — and a welfare ministate.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 19 May 2017
That country also has a long-disadvantaged Kurdish minority, which exploited the chaos to carve out its own de facto ministate.
—Max Fisher, New York Times, 29 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministate
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For years, Russian President Vladimir Putin had harassed and assaulted the independent nation-state of Ukraine.Lloyd J. Austin III, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jacob saw his situation at Marburg as akin to the slights that the German people—lacking the political and economic advantages that came with being part of a nation-state—suffered on the European stage.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stewart honed the homemaking skills upon which her empire was built at a four-acre former onion farm dubbed Turkey Hill in Westport, Connecticut.Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Amazon has spent years building out its vast empire, investing heavily in data centers, e-commerce infrastructure, and logistics.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The upcoming election is an indicator in how much longer the American republic will last.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Democrats were also disappointed that Walz didn’t seize every opportunity to attack J. D. Vance and Donald Trump as MAGA extremists threatening the republic.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
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The president of the Pacific Islands nation of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr., was returned for a second term after a national election held last week, a final tally by the Palau Election Commission showed Wednesday.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Only 463 chose to die because of a chronic condition, in a nation of 40 million.The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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And the Bluegrass State followed suit this year, as well — Kentucky was the first state called for Trump, with The Associated Press making the call just as polls closed in the western portion of the commonwealth.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Pennsylvania’s Republican Secretary of State Al Schmidt, the state’s top election official, told CBS News on Sunday that the commonwealth has taken extra steps to fortify election security in 2024.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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From the commemoration of King Rama’s return to his kingdom after defeating Ravana to the reverence of Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance and prosperity, various sects of Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism commune in ceremony.Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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If summer is your season of choice, try to plan your visit for the last weekend of July, when a four-day medieval festival takes over the microstate with historical reenactments, crossbow and flag-throwing competitions, and plenty of food, drink, music, and of course, stuff to buy.Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Surrounded by Italy on all sides, this microstate — the third smallest in Europe — has stubbornly clung to its independence over the centuries, even as revolutions and world wars swirled around it.Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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While Mesopotamia was sprouting city-states along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and building massive monuments like the Ziggurat of Ur (in what is now Iraq), development in Arabia appears to have been smaller, slower, and more modest, according to a report in PLOS ONE.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the early 6th century, city-states of Sogdiana were conquered by Turk armies; this complex relationship eventually led to an alliance which benefitted Sogdiana’s domination in trade.Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Ministate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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