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state

B1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /steɪt/US /steɪt/
adjective

provided or controlled by the government of a country

noun

a country considered as an organized political community controlled by one government

verb

to formally write or say something, especially in a careful and clear way

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His work included postings to New Delhi, Vienna, and Washington, D.C., including appointments as South Korea's ambassador to Austria and Slovenia and deputy ambassador to the United States.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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