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
It was just a complete disintegration of state function.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2015
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
O Old age pensions in England, 239.Opportunity, necessity of enjoyment of, by individuals, 203.Order, maintenance of, as a state function, 344-345.Oregon, the initiative in, 328.Ore lands, lease of, to United States Steel Corporation, 114.
From The Promise of American Life by Herbert David Croly
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