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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
The Islamic State carved out a ministate in Syria’s chaos, then used it as a base to invade Iraq in 2014.
—Max Fisher, New York Times, 18 Sep. 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
The Islamic State carved out a ministate in Syria’s chaos, then used it as a base to invade Iraq in 2014.
—Max Fisher, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministate
Noun
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Experts warn that nation-state actors like China, Iran, Russia and North Korea are observing, learning and potentially preparing to strike.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Vatican City, located on the west bank of the Tiber River, is the smallest fully independent nation-state in the world.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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High school projects could turn into Harvard case studies, teenage blogs into book deals, and college experiments into empire foundations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Now, with Hong Kong’s equity markets rebounding, Li is seizing a more favorable window to raise capital for the crown jewel of his business empire.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The ignorant need cultural immersion at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, which tells the story of those who fled the Cuban island that went from a free, prosperous republic to an oppressive, impoverished dictatorship within a single generation.—
Luka Ladan,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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France has meandered through five republics and two empires.—
The Editors,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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All told, these changes could reduce the prices patients pay by 60% to 80%, bringing us on par with other nations without the limited access that patients in other countries experience.—
Joel White,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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President Trump on Monday said the U.S will impose 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan by August 1, while also threatening to hit a dozen other nations with steep import duties by next month.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
Noun
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In Pennsylvania alone, more than 100 deaths have occurred at three dozen dams across the commonwealth, according to a study conducted by a team of researchers at Brigham Young University.—
Michele Haddon,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Crime in the commonwealth is on the low side despite its size.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The Fantastic Four are invited to visit the isolated African kingdom of Wakanda by T’Challa, the nation’s young prince.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Though the kingdom’s low debt levels are the envy of most other countries, its finances are being stretched by the scale of its ambition.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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According to the 2025 Knight Frank Wealth Report, a cool $1 million will get you just 205 square feet of space in this glittering microstate on the French Riviera.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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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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Four of those top five carriers are based in what essentially are city-states with relatively small but extremely wealthy local markets.—
Dan Reed,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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D’Annunzio established his own city-state, the Italian Regency of Canaro, with the poet in the position of Comandante.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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“Ministate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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