semistate
See also: semi-state
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
semistate (plural semistates)
- A geopolitical region with some characteristics of a state.
- 2008 February 17, Steven Erlanger, “For Israel, Gaza Offers a Range of Risky Choices”, in New York Times[1]:
- Israel is trying to contain a new form of polity: a nonsovereign, semioccupied semistate controlled by Hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union and is officially committed to the destruction of the country obligated to provide it with fuel, electricity, water and food.