Definitions of political entity
a unit with political responsibilities
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synonyms:
political unit-
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Tamil Eelamthe independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
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Carthagean ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
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body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, statea politically organized body of people under a single government
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Holy Roman Empirea political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon
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uniona political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
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Palestine Authority, Palestine National Authority, Palestinian National Authoritycombines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO
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cadre, cella small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
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amphictyonyan association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
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lunatic fringea political unit with extreme and fanatical views
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revolutionary groupa political unit organized to promote revolution
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lobby, pressure group, third housea group of people who try actively to influence legislation
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commonwealth countryany of the countries in the British Commonwealth
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developing countrya country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
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Dominionone of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
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foreign countryany state of which one is not a citizen
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Reichthe German state
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renegade state, rogue nation, rogue statea state that does not respect other states in its international actions
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suzeraina state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
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sea powera nation that possesses formidable naval strength
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great power, major power, power, superpower, world powera state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
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city state, city-statea state consisting of a sovereign city
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confederacy, confederation, federationa union of political organizations
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enosisthe union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots)
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leaguean association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
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customs unionan association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members
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allya friendly nation
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sleeper cella cell of sleepers
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radical cell, terrorist cella cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members)
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resistance, undergrounda secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
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NRA, National Rifle Associationa powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
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social unit, unitan organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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Tamil Eelam
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