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superstate

American  
[soo-per-steyt] / ˈsu pərˌsteɪt /

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.


superstate British  
/ ˈsuːpəˌsteɪt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of superstate

super- + state

Example Sentences

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“I trust that citizens can themselves decide whether they want to consume tobacco products or not, and there is no need for a superstate that regulates the sector more strongly,” he said.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2022

From Orwell’s evocation of the totalitarian superstate of Oceania, new words entered the language: doublethink, thoughtcrime, newspeak and Big Brother.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2019

In 1984, a superstate wields extreme control over the people and persecutes any form of independent thought.

From The Guardian Jan. 24, 2017

But none of these leaders thought that they were building—or wanted to build—a cosmopolitan superstate, the aspiration of many Europeans today.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2016

The many societies of Earth began to merge into a single superstate.

From The Status Civilization by Sheckley, Robert

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