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A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
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The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
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(UK) One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.
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(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
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A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
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The body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination.
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A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
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(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
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Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
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The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.
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A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
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A diplomat's immunity to prosecution and/or litigation under local law.
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(obsolete) Under rule; subject; tributary.
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A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
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The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
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An honor bestowed by certain cities, towns, and (UK) local councils, including those of rural counties.
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Obsolete form of governance. [The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.]
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The state of being governed.
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The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something.
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The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
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An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
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(in early usage) an empire in the form of overseas colonies, in imitation of contemporary powers such as Britain and France.
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(UK, law) The connection between sovereign and subject by which they are mutually bound, the former to protection and the securing of justice, the latter to faithful service; allegiance.
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The collective body of magistrates.
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(historical) Such a territory.
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Alternative spelling of manumitter [An emancipator from slavery, someone who manumits.]
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(US) The system of government subsidies for health care for the elderly and disabled.
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(Canada, US, finance, law) The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
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(law) A more specific status legally defined under a constitution for one or more of the above territories
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An area that is, for practical purposes, an enclave but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely surrounded by another but can, in practice, be reached only by passing through another area. For instance, a region of a country that is not connected by road to the main part of the country without passing through another country.
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(law) The inherent power, incident to sovereignty, of a state to regulate and exercise reasonable control over matters of public health, public morals, public safety, and in general, all things relating to the general welfare.
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Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction).
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An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.
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(UK) A service such as health care, transport, or waste removal usually provided by the government to the general public; often called a public sector organization in US English.
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The state or business of a publisher.
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Obsolete spelling of reign [(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.]
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The state or business of a regulator.
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A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
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(historical) The area over which this right was established.
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(obsolete) To exercise supreme authority.
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The state or office of a stakeholder.
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Alternative form of subinfeudatory [Of or relating to subinfeudation.]
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To apportion land by subinfeudation.
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Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
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Alternative spelling of sui iuris [(law) Having the right and the capability to manage one's own affairs]
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A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state; a similar relationship between other entities.
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Nonstandard spelling of suzerainty. [A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state; a similar relationship between other entities.]
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Of or pertaining to tenure.
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(often capitalized) Organized for home defence - such as the Territorial Army.
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The varying provision of social services in different areas based on how much they are needed in each area.
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Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory
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The fact or legal status of being a territory.
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A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of political power rather than solely by natural features such as rivers and ridges.
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a territory placed under the administration of a state by the United Nations
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(New Jersey, law) A geographical division of the w:New Jersey Superior Court, covering one or more counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the Superior Court
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(uncountable) The position or status of a voter; eligibility to vote.
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