statehood
statehood
Definition
☆ state·hood (stāt′ho̵od′)
noun
- the condition or status of being a state
- the condition or status of being a state of the U.S.
statehood
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- achieve: American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s; they achieved statehood in 1818.
- strengthen: Hence this organizing capacity must respect and indeed strengthen national statehood.
- acquire: It was carefully worded to avoid suggesting the dominions had acquired sovereign statehood.
- recognize: In other circumstances such Indigenous peoples might have had recognized statehood.
- seek: Apart from all of that, you may be the only person seeking statehood for London Anthony.
- have: Singapore is in fact in a stronger position: it has statehood and therefore is a centralizing force for language planning and norms.
Adjective modifier
- national: Unity and liberty are the two driving forces and guiding values on the two alternative pathways to national statehood.
- sovereign: XP refuses to recognize video card, USB hub, and sovereign statehood of Taiwan.
- Russian: At the same time, the shift in the representation of the royal person reflected a change in Russian statehood.
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