καθεστώς — meaning in English
kathestos
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English meaning
- establishment noun A business, organization, or institution, especially one with a physical location.
- nation noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
- regime noun A government in power, especially one seen as authoritarian.
- state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.
- status noun The current state or condition of something at a given moment.
- status quo noun The way things are at present, especially when contrasted with a proposed change.
Senses
καθεστώς is used for these senses in English:
- establishment That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
- nation (international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
- regime A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
- state (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
- status A situation or state of affairs.
- status quo The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.
establishment — full definition
- noun A business, organization, or institution, especially one with a physical location.
- noun The act of setting something up permanently, or the state of being set up.
- noun The powerful, entrenched group in a society or field that tends to protect the existing order.
nation — full definition
- noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
- noun A country, especially as a political and territorial unit.