(chemistry) An intermediate state in a chemical reaction that has a higher free energy than the reactants or the products

(politics, conspiracy research) A large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have long-lasting political influence that is difficult for an administration voted into power to counter.

A government-funded school, paid for by taxes.

(military) The specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Any ending state..

plural of change of state

The official nickname for the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America.

plural of bound state

plural of flyover state

(US, mildly derogatory) Any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal / transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination. (the Gulf coast, Great Plains, Appalachia, Rocky Mountain states)

A rare psychiatric disorder characterized by reversible amnesia for personal identity, including the memories, personality and other identifying characteristics of individuality.