Editing State (section)

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'''State''' most commonly refers to:
* [[State (polity)]], a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**[[Sovereign state]], a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**[[Nation state]], a state where the majority identify with a single nation (with shared culture or ethnic group)
** [[Constituent state]], a political subdivision of a state
** [[Federated state]], constituent states part of a federation
*** [[U.S. state]]
* [[State of nature]], a concept within philosophy that describes the way humans acted before forming societies or civilizations

'''State''' may also refer to:

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