state function
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In this view, public health and safety is solely a state function.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2022
The value of a state function depends only on the state that a system is in, and not on how that state is reached.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Since it was not a state function, President Bill Clinton did not attend, and there was no official American delegation.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2014
They urged Iraqis to avoid sectarian grievances and said individuals with no official state function were banned from carrying weapons.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2014
This meal, however, was no longer a state function, being served by the old servants as a mere matter of routine.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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