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state

n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

state

n. a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"

state

n. a major subdivision in a country

State

n. [the condition with respect to circumstances]

state of matter, state

n. (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice"

state, province

n. the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"

country, state, land

n. the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoS

n. the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

submit, state, put forward, posit

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

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state

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

predicament, quandary, plight

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

dilemma, quandary

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

glory, glorification

n. a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"

eminence, distinction, preeminence, note

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

circumstance

n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

incident

n. a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

occurrence

n. an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

climate, mood

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

morale

n. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

broach, initiate

v. bring up a topic for discussion

precede, preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

present, represent, lay out

v. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

in the public eye(p)

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

national

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

open

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

semipublic

adj. having some of the features of public institution

state-supported

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

unexclusive, unrestricted

adj. accessible to all

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