statal

Meanings

• a term used in political science to describe a government that exercises direct control over local government units and their policies.

  - "In some countries, the central government is described as 'statal'. For example, in Romania, the term 'statal' is used to describe the relationship between the central government and local government units."
  - "The statal government in Romania exercises direct control over local government units and their policies. This is in contrast to a federal system, where local government units have a greater degree of autonomy and independence from the central government."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with statal
stational , stationary , vacational

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Homophones

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1. stately () : impressive in appearance or manner
   

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Variants

List of all variants of statal that leads to same result
stand , stand a chance , stand for , stand on , stand on her own feet , stand on his own feet , stand on its own feet , stand on my own feet , stand on one's own feet , stand on our own feet , stand on their own feet , stand on your own feet , stand one's ground , stand tall , stand treat , stander , standers , standing , standing a chance , standing for , standing n its own feet , standing on , standing on her own feet , standing on his own feet , standing on my own feet , standing on our own feet , standing on their own feet , standing on your own feet , standing tall , standing treat , stands , stands a chance , stands for , stands on , stands on her own feet , stands on his own feet , stands on its own feet , stands tall , stands treat , stood , stood a chance , stood for , stood on , stood on her own feet , stood on his own feet , stood on its own feet , stood on my own feet , stood on our own feet , stood on their own feet , stood on your own feet , stood tall , stood treat

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Forms

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{"term"=>"statal policy", "definition"=>"A policy or set of policies implemented by a statal government. This can include policies related to education, healthcare, transportation, and other areas of governance."}

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Etymology

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The term 'statal' is derived from the Latin word 'status', which means 'condition' or 'position'. In political science, the term 'statal' is used to describe a government that exercises direct control over local government units and their policies.

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Trivia

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1. {"question"=>"In which country is the term 'statal' most commonly used to describe the relationship between the central government and local government units?", "answer"=>"Romania"}

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Related Concepts

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1. central government:

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