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statcoulomb
nounVery Rare
/ˌstatˈkuːlɒm/A unit of electric charge in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) electrostatic system of units.
state
adjectivenounverb+1C1
/steɪt/The particular condition or form that someone or something is in at a specific time.
state aid
nounB2-C1 (Low frequency in general conversation, high frequency in business, economic, political, and legal contexts).
/ˈsteɪt ˌeɪd/Financial assistance, subsidies, or support provided by a government to specific industries, companies, or sectors to promote economic or social objectives.
state bank
nounB2
/steɪt bæŋk/A bank that is owned, chartered, or predominantly controlled by a national, regional, or provincial government.
state bird
nounB1
/ˈsteɪt ˌbɜːd/The official bird symbol of a U.S. state, chosen by state legislation.
state capitalism
nounC1/C2
/ˌsteɪt ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪ.zəm/An economic system in which the state owns and manages capital goods and major enterprises while operating within a market framework.
state chamber
nounC2 (Very low frequency, specialized term)
/ˈsteɪt ˌtʃeɪmbə/A formal, official room within a government building, typically used for meetings, ceremonies, or the proceedings of a legislative or judicial body.
state church
nounC1/C2
/ˌsteɪt ˈtʃɜːtʃ/The officially established Christian church of a nation, recognized by law and typically supported by the government.
state college
nounB2
/steɪt ˈkɒlɪdʒ/A public institution of higher education, funded and administered by a state government, typically offering undergraduate and sometimes graduate degrees.
state coordinate system
nounC2
/steɪt kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt ˈsɪstəm/A mathematical framework used to uniquely determine the position of a point or other geometric element within a given space by a set of numbers (coordinates), often in the context of describing the state of a physical system.
state department
nounC1
/ˌsteɪt dɪˈpɑːtmənt/The US federal government department responsible for foreign affairs and international relations; the US equivalent of a foreign ministry.
state duma
nounLow (specialist/political context)
/ˌsteɪt ˈduːmə/The lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, its main legislative body.
state enrolled nurse
nounLow
/ˌsteɪt ɪnˌrəʊld ˈnɜːs/A qualified nurse in the UK who has completed a recognized training program and is registered to practice, typically with a slightly narrower scope of practice than a state registered nurse (historical term).
state flower
nounB1
/steɪt ˈflaʊə/The official flower designated by a U.S. state as a symbol of that state.
state function
nounC1/C2 (Advanced/Proficient)
/steɪt ˈfʌŋkʃən/A property of a system that depends only on its current equilibrium state, not on the path taken to reach that state; its value is fixed when the state of the system is fixed.
state house
nounIntermediate (C1)
/ˌsteɪt ˈhaʊs/In the UK: a residence provided for a government minister; In the US/NZ: a public housing project owned and managed by the government.
state law
nounB2
/ˈsteɪt ˌlɔː/A law enacted by and applicable within a specific state or province within a federal system, subordinate to federal/national law.
state medicine
nounC1
/steɪt ˈmed.sən/A system of medical care provided, funded, and administered by the government, typically available to all citizens.
state of emergency
nounC1/C2
/ˌsteɪt əv ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/A temporary period of abnormal governance invoked by a government during a crisis, granting exceptional powers to authorities.
state of the art
adjectivenounC1-C2 (Very Common in formal and technical registers)
/ˌsteɪt əv ði ˈɑːt/The highest level of development or the most advanced stage of a technology, field, or methodology at a particular time.

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