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3 +3 | territory vs organization |
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4 +1 | It all depends on the context |
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4 +1 | country vs state |
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4 -1 | A state is a sub-unit of a country |
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country vs state A state is a sub-unit of a country Explanation: A country is a nation state. A state is an administrative sub-unit. For example, the USA is a nation state/country and Florida and California are states. The word "state" can also be used to describe a nation state though, so it's a matter of context and word usage. This distinction is a feature of federalism, the division of a country into administrative sub-units. I see that you're from Poland, a country that does not have a federalist structure, so I can see how this concept can be alien at first. For details, please refer to the Wikipedia article on Federalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism In terms of security, since different states often have different laws and different levels of security screening, it can be necessary to screen people who come from different states as if they came from different countries. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 16 mins (2019-10-15 10:42:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Got a little ahead of myself with the point on Poland, sorry. Non-federalist states CAN still have sub-units, but those have less autonomy from the national government, so the differentiation into states is of less importance. In a federalist country, states have a greater ability to create their own laws, so there can be greater differences in security measures. For example, in (federalist) Germany the different states have very different levels of surveillance of communication. |
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country vs state territory vs organization Explanation: "Country" generally refers to a territory with certain geographic borders, while "state" refers to a form of political organization. The word "state" is similar in meaning to the word "government". For example, we can say "state secret", which means governmental information that can't be disclosed to unauthorized public. But we can't say "country secret". However, "government" and "state" are also slightly different, because "state" is an organization, and "government" is a group of people. |
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