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aspirant state

aspirant state noun: a political entity which seeks to achieve international recognition as a sovereign state.

Noun

aspirant state (plural aspirant states)

  1. A political entity which seeks to achieve international recognition as a sovereign state.
    • By claiming that nuclear weapons are required for its security, a nuclear aspirant state can provoke a variety of responses among its neighbors and rivals which include, but are not limited to, forming a belief that the nuclear aspirant state is serious (or not), deciding to augment security...2015, Thomas E. Doyle, II, The Ethics of Nuclear Weapons Dissemination: Moral Dilemmas of Aspiration, Avoidance and Prevention, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 13

Forms of aspirant state

pluralaspirant states

Origin of aspirant state

From aspirant (seeking recognition) + state.

Questions about aspirant state

What does aspirant state mean?
Aspirant state means a political entity which seeks to achieve international recognition as a sovereign state.
What part of speech is aspirant state?
Aspirant state is a noun.
What is the plural of aspirant state?
The plural of aspirant state is aspirant states.

Words near aspirant state in the dictionary

  1. aspirant
  2. aspirant nation
  3. aspirant nation-state
  4. aspirant nation-states
  5. aspirant nations
  6. aspirant state
  7. aspirant states
  8. aspirants
  9. aspirate
  10. aspirate mutation
  11. aspirate mutations

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