(politics) Synonym of puppet state

Synonym of night watchman state

(historical) A state that is subject to another and has to pay regular tribute to the latter as a token of submission.

(informal) California State University.

plural of stately home

(US politics) A state which is roughly as likely to vote Republican as Democrat in a given election.

(law) An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.

(historical) The Dhulbahante anti-colonial state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically corresponding with modern-day Khaatumo; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadship founded in Dareema Caddo.

(idiomatic, US politics) A state of the United States that historically votes for the winning candidate in a given election.

(Christianity, Roman Catholicism) A condition free from mortal sin, in which one has the favor of God and enjoys unmerited divine assistance.