state (politics)
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A state in politics is an organized political community with a defined territory, population, government, and sovereignty over its internal and external affairs.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of political organization
ⓘ
political concept ⓘ |
| conducts | external relations with other states ⓘ |
| definedBy | Montevideo Convention criteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
government (as a set of current officeholders)
ⓘ
nation ⓘ |
| exercises |
authority over a defined territory
ⓘ
authority over a permanent population ⓘ jurisdiction within its borders ⓘ |
| governs | internal affairs ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
government
ⓘ
population ⓘ territory ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
capacity to enter into relations with other states
ⓘ
defined territory ⓘ government ⓘ permanent population ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment |
authoritarian regime
ⓘ
democracy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ republic ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
legal personality in international law
ⓘ
monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force (in Weberian theory) ⓘ political independence ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ territorial integrity ⓘ |
| mayBe |
confederal state
ⓘ
federal state ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ subnational state ⓘ unitary state ⓘ |
| mayBeBasedOn | constitution ⓘ |
| mayBeOrganizedAs |
multi-national state
ⓘ
nation-state ⓘ |
| performsFunction |
adjudication of disputes
ⓘ
defense and security ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ law making ⓘ provision of public goods ⓘ regulation of the economy ⓘ tax collection ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | other states ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
international relations
ⓘ
political science ⓘ |
| theorizedBy |
Jean Bodin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Max Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.