ship of state
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ship of state
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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His mission, he announces, is to ensure political stability, to right the ship of state, as he says in those now famous words.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2024
Compartmentalization, so that the ship of state has the same structural safety feature as a ship at sea.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
The art coming out of Denmark’s disastrous defeats suggests a people trying to steady the ship of state and console the national psyche.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
Spain says the ship and treasures are a "ship of state" as it belonged to the Spanish navy when it was sunk and is protected as such by United Nations regulations.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2022
For Adams, the American Revolution was still an experiment, a sail into uncharted waters that no other ship of state had ever successfully navigated.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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