State and Ward

State

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

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Ward and state are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ward" instead a noun "State".

Ward noun - Means or method of defending.

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State and ward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "State" instead a noun "Ward".

Nearby Words: warden, wardship, warder, warded, wardroom

good	good state	good ward
perfect	perfect state	perfect ward
true	true state	true ward
single	single state	single ward
Other adjectives: small, powerful, entire, perpetual, mental, general, former, temporary, modern, worse.

The lead's mother was killed by the Tooth Fairy when he was ten, and since he became a ward of the state, Parental Abandonment must apply to his father too.

Source: Parental Abandonment / Film
Risa, who is a ward of the state, has reached the peak of her musical ability so she is going to be unwound to save costs.

Source: Walking Transplant
Benjamin was a ward of the state, a fact that is used to belittle him and his pretensions towards his position and Irene in particular.

Source: Film / The Secret in Their Eyes

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