State and Term

State

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Term and state are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead the word "State" as a noun or a verb.

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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State and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "State" instead the word "Term" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

similar	similar state	similar term
right	right state	right term
original	original state	original term
single	single state	single term
Other adjectives: psychological, general, final, neutral, military, next, last, different, modern.

Yevgeny Lukin frequently plays with this in his books, and eventually coined the term: a character "still faithful" to the dead state called himself a "necropatriot".

Source: Still Wearing the Old Colors
Though they used the term "a friend" instead of mate, they explicitly state that it was in order to save the species.

Source: Western Animation / Dora the Explorer
He got his start in Massachusetts state politics, rising to the head of the state Senate and eventually serving a term as Governor before being chosen as Harding's running mate.

Source: Useful Notes / Calvin Coolidge

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State & Term. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/term>.

Term or State. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/term.

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