noun
Etymology
Origin of superstate
Example Sentences
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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
After nearly five years in Texas, the theme has only intensified: the metamorphosis of Texas, the country’s second-most populous state, into ultra-Texas, of a singular state into a singular superstate.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2016
The many societies of Earth began to merge into a single superstate.
From The Status Civilization by Sheckley, Robert
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