Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.

plural of organ of state

(quantum mechanics) Any state of the Fock space with a well-defined number of particles in each state.

(control engineering) A mathematical model of a physical system as a set of input, output and state variables related by first-order differential equations.

The overall physical condition of a person, as opposed to mental condition (state of mind).

(quantum mechanics) Any of the possible states of a quantum mechanical system.

A state consisting of one or more islands

Alternative form of solid-state

(derogatory) A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives.

A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security.