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counter-state
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkaʊn.təˌsteɪt/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌsteɪt/
an organization that operates in a similar way to a state(= country or government) but is not a state and is often in opposition to it:
Certain conditions must be met before a rebel attempt to form a counter-state can challenge the incumbent government.
In many places the Church functioned as a kind of counterstate, providing education and welfare services.
The state and counterstate were reversed in the eyes of the local population.
Counter-state nations are rightfully so-called only if they exist as distinct and potentially self-governing societies.
During the revolution, by adopting counter-state functions, these associations were transformed into grass-roots institutions of the public sphere.
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