Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

state within a state

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables: state with-in a s-tate
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one that is nominally governmental itself; a deep state.

Inflected Forms

states within a state (plural) states within states (plural)

Questions

What does state within a state mean?: A powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one that is nominally governmental itself; a deep state.

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