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superstate

[soo-per-steyt]
noun
  1. a state or a governing power presiding over states subordinated to it.
  2. an extremely powerful centralized government maintaining close control or supervision over its member states and their inhabitants.
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Origin of superstate

super- + state
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British Dictionary definitions for superstate

superstate

noun
  1. a large state, esp created from a federation of states
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