Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining to, of considered in relation to a particular State; state, as distinguished from national.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Of, pertaining to, or existing with reference to, a State of the American Union, as distinguished from the general government.

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  • adjective dated referring to a State of the American Union, in contrast to the general government.
  • adjective Relating to any nation-state.

Etymologies

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state +‎ -al

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Examples

  • The para-statal Grain Marketing Board, at the centre of the current crisis over food supplies, has booked hundreds of the newly formed "National Youth Service" into Harare suburban hotels, staff confirmed Sunday.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • In terms of the settlement, all partners of lesbian and gay employees of state or para-statal organisations will be entitled to pensions from the State Pension Fund upon their death.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Development Authority, the para-statal corporation in charge of the project, and would be guaranteed by the governments of Lesotho and

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • Zambia may be represented by Defense Minister Chitalo Sampa, who is chariman of SADC's inter-statal committee on defense and security, they said.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • A major feature of the Jordanian economy in the coming years will be a more enhanced role of the private sector through the privatization of state and para-statal institutions.

    The Challenges Of Peace : A Jordanian Perspective 1996

  • The Bill makes provision for establishing one single national lottery, run and managed by a non-statal organisation on behalf of the government, Fismer said in a statement.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • This Bill makes provision for the establishment of one single national lottery, which will be run and managed by a non-statal organisation on behalf of the Government.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • "I told them to go to hell because Hwange thermal power station is ours and we do what we want with it," said Mugabe, who replaced the entire board of the para-statal Zimbabwe Electricity

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • A national lottery, governed by a national board, should be owned and controlled by the central government, but its marketing and operation be awarded to a "non-statal" organisation.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Mbeki and F W de Klerk and a host of government, para-statal and private sector bodies and leaders.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

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