the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
2.
the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like: water in a gaseous state.
3.
status, rank, or position in life; station: He dresses in a manner befitting his state.
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the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank: to travel in state.
5.
a particular condition of mind or feeling: to be in an excited state.
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an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition: He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death.
7.
a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation.
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the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America.
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the body politic as organized for civil rule and government (distinguished from church).
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the operations or activities of a central civil government: affairs of state.
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(initial capital letter) Also called State Department.Informal. the Department of State.
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Printing. a set of copies of an edition of a publication which differ from others of the same printing because of additions, corrections, or transpositions made during printing or at any time before publication.
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the States, Informal. the United States (usually used outside its borders): After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States.
–adjective
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of or pertaining to the central civil government or authority.
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made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths that make up a federal union: a state highway; a state bank.
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characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony: a state dinner.
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used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony.
–verb (used with object)
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to declare definitely or specifically: She stated her position on the case.
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to set forth formally in speech or writing: to state a hypothesis.
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to set forth in proper or definite form: to state a problem.
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to say.
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to fix or settle, as by authority.
—Idiom
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lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial: The president's body lay in state for two days.
a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
2.
any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.
3.
any happening or process that is or appears to be determined by chance: to look upon life as a lottery.
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Herald & Review - Found Oct. 27, 2008 ... lotteries, but that the state must ... Others include: California, New Jersey, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Texas and New York.The lottery ...
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Boston Globe - Found Sep. 30, 2008 Lawmakers in Illinois, Indiana and Texas rejected lottery lease proposals over the past two years. In New York, state-owned Stewart...
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