State - Political Science

Political Science

  • State (polity), an organized political community, living under a government
  • Sovereign state, a sovereign political entity in public international law
  • "State", in some contexts virtually synonymous with "government", e.g., to distinguish state (government) from private schools
  • Nation state, a state which coincides with a nation
  • Federated state, a political entity forming part of a federal sovereign state such as the USA, Australia, India, and Brazil
  • Member state, a member of an international organization

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