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adj
state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, not-comparable
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adj
ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state"
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
The state after the socialist revolution, which is withering away in the process of eliminating class antagonisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Marxism, not-comparable
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History
From semi- + state.
Across languages
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