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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| state (politics) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7453384 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: state (politics) Context triple: [The State, mainSubject, state (politics)]
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A.
States General
The States General is the bicameral national parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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B.
Politikos
Politikos is an ancient Greek philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, that explores the nature, qualities, and proper role of the true statesman and political rule.
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C.
"Politics"
"Politics" is a book by former New York City mayor Ed Koch in which he reflects on his political career and offers commentary on American politics and public life.
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D.
STATE
STATE is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
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E.
United States politics
United States politics encompasses the complex and often polarized system of governance, elections, parties, and public policy debates that shape the political life and direction of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: state (politics) Target entity description: A state in politics is an organized political community with a defined territory, population, government, and sovereignty over its internal and external affairs.
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A.
States General
The States General is the bicameral national parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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B.
Politikos
Politikos is an ancient Greek philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, that explores the nature, qualities, and proper role of the true statesman and political rule.
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C.
"Politics"
"Politics" is a book by former New York City mayor Ed Koch in which he reflects on his political career and offers commentary on American politics and public life.
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D.
STATE
STATE is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
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E.
United States politics
United States politics encompasses the complex and often polarized system of governance, elections, parties, and public policy debates that shape the political life and direction of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of political organization
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political concept ⓘ |
| conducts | external relations with other states ⓘ |
| definedBy | Montevideo Convention criteria ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
government (as a set of current officeholders)
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nation ⓘ |
| exercises |
authority over a defined territory
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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
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defined territory ⓘ government ⓘ permanent population ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment |
authoritarian regime
ⓘ
democracy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ republic ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
legal personality in international law
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monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force (in Weberian theory) ⓘ political independence ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ territorial integrity ⓘ |
| mayBe |
confederal state
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federal state ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ subnational state ⓘ unitary state ⓘ |
| mayBeBasedOn | constitution ⓘ |
| mayBeOrganizedAs |
multi-national state
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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
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Max Weber ⓘ Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: state (politics) Description of subject: A state in politics is an organized political community with a defined territory, population, government, and sovereignty over its internal and external affairs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.