Nonstate

/ˈnɒnˌsteɪt/ adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sociopolitical entity other than a state.

    "States that fail to sufficiently attend to the "imagined" attributes of statehood required by the international system risk being deemed nonstates by the international community..."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not constituting or belonging to a state; not characterised by the institutional power or authority of an organized government. not-comparable

    "The nonstate peoples we are most familiar with are the hunters and gatherers living in small bands like the ǃKung San of the Kalahari Desert and the Inuit of the Arctic."

Synonyms

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nongovernment servicenongovernmental groupnongovernmental organizationnongovernmentallyprivate industryprivate sector employee

Example

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"The nonstate peoples we are most familiar with are the hunters and gatherers living in small bands like the ǃKung San of the Kalahari Desert and the Inuit of the Arctic."

Etymology

From non- + state.

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