polystate
polystate noun: a set of separate political units that overlap and exist under a central government.
Noun
polystate (plural polystates)
- A set of separate political units that overlap and exist under a central government.
- Anthrostates have rules relevant to their members, while polystates have rules relevant to the interaction of anthrostates and their members.2014 March 22, Rick Weber, “Polystate: Book 2”, in Notes on Liberty, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2021
- Weinersmith, who is best known for his webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, describes the polystate as a geopolitical entity in which multiple overlapping states exist — but each “state” consists of citizens who have agreed to the laws of a single non-geographic state; typical...2014 June 12, George Dvorsky, “12 Futuristic Forms of Government That Could One Day Rule the World”, in Gizmodo, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2021
Forms of polystate
| plural | polystates |
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Origin of polystate
From poly- + state, coined by author Zach Weinersmith.
Questions about polystate
- What does polystate mean?
- Polystate means a set of separate political units that overlap and exist under a central government.
- What part of speech is polystate?
- Polystate is a noun.
- What is the plural of polystate?
- The plural of polystate is polystates.
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