State (polity)
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In the social sciences, a state is the compulsory political institution of a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain territory.
See also
- Civil society
- International relations
- Libertarianism
- Nation state
- Political power
- Rule of law
- Statism
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