état

Definitions of état
  1. noun
    the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
    synonyms: gouvernement
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    Etat providence
    a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
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    administration, autorités, gouvernement
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  2. noun
    a state at a particular time
    synonyms: condition, statut
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    position, situation
    a condition or position in which you find yourself
    état des choses
    the condition of things generally
    circonstance
    a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
    virginité
    the condition or quality of being a virgin
    innocence, naïveté
    a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
    culpabilité
    the state of having committed an offense
    état physiologique
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
    déviation
    (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
    état mental, état psychologique
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
    difficulté, problème
    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
    amélioration
    a condition superior to an earlier condition
    recul, régression
    a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
    ascendant, prédominance
    the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
    confort
    a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
    inconfort, malaise
    the state of being tense and feeling pain
    besoin, misère
    a condition requiring relief
    plénitude, totalité
    the condition of being filled to capacity
    vide
    the state of containing nothing
    nudité
    the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
    espérance
    full of hope
    désespoir
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
    pureté
    being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
    impureté
    the condition of being impure
    condition financière, condition économique
    the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
    condition sanitaire
    the state of sanitation (clean or dirty)
    ordre
    a condition of regular or proper arrangement
    désordre
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
    normalité
    being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
    condition de l'environnement
    the state of the environment
    disposition, humeur
    the prevailing psychological state
    ambiance, atmosphère
    a particular environment or surrounding influence
    immunité
    the state of not being susceptible
    immunité
    (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
    sensibilité, susceptibilité
    the state of being susceptible; easily affected
    humidité
    the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    aridité, sécheresse
    the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    sécurité
    the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
    danger
    the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
    tension
    the physical condition of being stretched or strained
    précarité
    a condition of damage or decay
    iniquité, méchanceté
    absence of moral or spiritual values
    illumination, lumière
    a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
    urbanisation
    the condition of being urbanized
    état cognitif
    the state of a person's cognitive processes
    place
    a particular situation
    événement
    a special set of circumstances
    charnière
    a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
    hygiène, propreté
    without moral defects
    culpabilité, responsabilité
    a state of guilt
    criminalité
    the state of being a criminal
    complicité
    the state of being liable to impeachment
    récession
    the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
    engourdissement, torpeur
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
    état d'âme
    a temporary psychological state
    anesthésie
    loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
    réveil, éveil
    a state of heightened physiological activity
    sommeil
    a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
    hypnose
    a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
    hypothermie
    subnormal body temperature
    infertilité, stérilité
    the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
    grossesse
    the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
    bonne santé
    the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
    fécondité
    the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
    dérèglement
    a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
    accoutumance, dépendance
    being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
    angoisse, anxiété
    (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
    nervosité
    an uneasy psychological state
    illusion
    (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
    santé mentale
    the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
    maladie mentale
    any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
    agitation, trouble
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
    bosse, dépression, enfoncement
    a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
    agacement, irritation
    the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
    enchantement, ensorcellement
    a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
    difficulté, situation embarrassante
    a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
    embrouille
    informal terms for a difficult situation
    stress
    difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
    problème
    a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
    développement
    a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
    négligeance
    the state of something that has been unused and neglected
    crépuscule, demi-jour
    a condition of decline following successes
    ruine, épave
    something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
    domination, maîtrise
    power to dominate or defeat
    prédominance
    the state of being predominant over others
    autorité, empire
    dominance or power through legal authority
    despotisme
    dominance through threat of punishment and violence
    soulagemeent
    the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
    consolation, soulagement
    comfort in disappointment or misery
    confort
    a state of warm snug comfort
    commodité
    the state of being suitable or opportune
    incommodité
    an inconvenient discomfort
    malaise
    physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
    besoin, manque, pénurie
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    nécessité
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
    rassasiement, satiété
    the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
    overdose, surdosage, surplus
    the state of being more than full
    solidité
    state of having the interior filled with matter
    creux, vide
    the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
    poste vacant
    being unoccupied
    espace vide
    the absence of matter
    nudité
    the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
    solvabilité
    the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due
    insolvabilité
    the lack of financial resources
    confiance
    a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
    impureté, saleté
    the state of containing dirty impurities
    bosse, dépression, enfoncement
    a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
    prospérité
    an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
    richesse
    the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
    pauvreté
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
    salubrité
    the state of being conducive to health
    insalubrité
    a state that is not conducive to health
    hygiène, netteté, propreté
    the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities
    astiquage, fourbissage
    careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)
    ordre
    the habit of being tidy
    bordel, chaos
    a condition of great disorder
    impureté, saleté
    the state of being unsanitary
    bordel, pagaille, pagaïe
    a state of confusion and disorderliness
    désorganisation
    a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
    désordre, pagaille
    a confused multitude of things
    banalité, pratique courante, usage courant
    the state of being that is commonly observed
    anomalie
    an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
    pollution
    undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
    déboisement
    the state of being clear of trees
    dépeuplement
    the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)
    climat
    the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
    mélancolie, tristesse
    an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
    ambiance
    the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
    dispense, exemption
    immunity from an obligation or duty
    responsabilité
    the state of being legally obliged and responsible
    capacité
    the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
    prédisposition, sensibilité
    susceptibility to a pathogen
    humidité
    wetness in the atmosphere
    humidité
    a slight wetness
    sécheresse
    a shortage of rainfall
    aridité, sécheresse
    a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
    sécurité
    the state of being free from danger or injury
    surdi-mutité
    congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
    décomposition, délabrement, pourriture
    an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
  3. noun
    the territory occupied by a nation
    synonyms: nation, pays
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    Etats Unis d'Amérique
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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    mère patrie
    the country where you were born
    état tampon
    a small neutral state between two rival powers
    nation européenne, pays européen
    any one of the countries occupying the European continent
    nation africaine, pays africain
    any one of the countries occupying the African continent
    nation asiatique, pays asiatique
    any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
    nation d'amérique du sud, pays d'amérique du sud
    any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
    nation d'amérique du nord, pays d'amérique du nord
    any country on the North American continent
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    district administratif, division administrative, division territoriale
    a district defined for administrative purposes
  4. noun
    a politically organized unit
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    administration, autorités, gouvernement
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    gouvernement
    a government with strong central powers
    autorités municipales
    the government of a local area
    gouvernement
    the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
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    association, organisation
    a group of people who work together
  5. noun
    (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
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    the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
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    phénomène chimique
    any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)
  6. noun
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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    sens du toucher, sentiment, toucher
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
    adresse, habileté
    the state of being cognitively skillful
    condition, statut
    a state at a particular time
    situation, état de choses
    the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
    amours, aventure, idylle, liaison
    a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
    lien, rapport
    a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
    nature, état sauvage
    a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
    degré, niveau
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    position, prestige, statut
    the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
    existence, vie
    the state or fact of existing
    non être
    the state of not being
    décès, mort
    the absence of life or state of being dead
    chômage
    the state of being unemployed or not having a job
    ordre
    established customary state (especially of society)
    désordre
    a disturbance of the peace or of public order
    hostilité, inimitié
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
    conflit
    a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
    illumination
    the degree of visibility of your environment
    liberté
    the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
    agent, délégué
    the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
    dépendance
    the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
    mouvement
    a state of change
    immobilisme, tranquilité
    a state of no motion or movement
    activité
    the state of being active
    inactivité
    the state of being inactive
    état passagé, état temporaire
    a state that continues for a limited time
    état de préparation
    the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
    séparation
    the state of lacking unity
    union
    the state of being joined or united or linked
    maturité
    state of being mature; full development
    immaturité, manque de maturité
    not having reached maturity
    grâce
    (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
    omnipotence
    the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
    infaillibilité, perfection
    the state of being without a flaw or defect
    intégralité
    an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
    défectuosité, imperfection
    the state or an instance of being imperfect
    fin, mort
    a final state
    face
    status in the eyes of others
    connaissances
    skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
    maîtrise
    great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
    facilité
    skillful performance or ability without difficulty
    compétence, technique
    skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
    emotion, feeling
    the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
    émotion
    any strong feeling
    chose, truc
    a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
    plaisir, sensation
    a feeling of considerable warmth
    attendrissement, sentiment
    deep feeling or emotion
    passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
    sentiment
    tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
    complexe
    (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
    ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
    apathie
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
    convoitise, désir
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    sexe
    all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
    joie, plaisir
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    mal, souffrance
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
    affection, faible, penchant
    a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
    aversion, répulsion
    a feeling of aversion or antipathy
    reconnaissance
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
    ingratitude
    a lack of gratitude
    indifférence
    a feeling of lack of concern
    honte
    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
    fierté, hauteur, orgueil
    a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
    humilité
    a humble feeling
    stupéfaction, étonnement
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    prémonition
    the feeling that something is about to happen
    désinvolture, légèreté
    feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
    gravité
    a solemn and dignified feeling
    sensibilité
    sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
    agitation, excitation
    the feeling of being agitated; not calm
    calme, tranquillité
    a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
    hardiesse, témérité
    feeling no fear
    bien-être, bonheur, joie, plaisir
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
    tristesse
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
    espoir, espérance
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
    désespoir
    the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
    affection, attachement
    a positive feeling of liking
    disposition, humeur
    a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
    sympathie
    sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
    enthousiasme
    a feeling of excitement
    position, situation
    a condition or position in which you find yourself
    association, lien
    a social or business relationship
    amitié
    the state of being friends (or friendly)
    relation amoureuse
    a relationship between two lovers
    relation sexuelle
    a relationship involving sexual intimacy
    tolérance
    the state of being acceptable and accepted
    déséquilibre
    loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
    élément
    the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
    environnement
    the totality of surrounding conditions
    équilibre
    a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
    exclusion
    the state of being excluded
    scène
    a situation treated as an observable object
    rejet
    the state of being rejected
    statu quo
    the existing state of affairs
    état des choses
    the condition of things generally
    apogée, point culminant, sommet
    the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
    importance, étendue
    the point or degree to which something extends
    point final, résultante
    the final point in a process
    mode de vie, standard de vie
    a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
    niveau, plan
    a level of existence or development
    circonstance
    a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
    chose
    a special situation
    équivalence
    a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
    rang, statut
    position in a social hierarchy
    standing, statut
    social or financial or professional status or reputation
    haut status, status élevé
    a position of superior status
    basse classe
    a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
    état juridique
    a status defined by law
    illégitimité
    the status of being born to parents who were not married
    réalité
    the state of actually existing objectively
    cîxistence
    existing peacefully together
    présence
    the state of being present; current existence
    inexistence
    the state of not existing
    vie
    the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
    vie
    the condition of living or the state of being alive
    repos éternel
    euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
    vie
    a characteristic state or mode of living
    virginité
    the condition or quality of being a virgin
    règle juridique
    a state of order in which events conform to the law
    paix, tranquillité
    an untroubled state; free from disturbances
    concorde, harmonie
    a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
    immuabilité, immutabilité, stabilité
    a stable order (especially of society)
    paix
    the state prevailing during the absence of war
    anarchie
    a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
    désordre
    disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
    émeute
    a state of disorder involving group violence
    chahut, tapage
    rowdy behavior
    agitation, dérèglement, désorganisation, perturbation, remue-ménage, émoi
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    agitation, bouleversement, turbulence
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
    coflit, friction
    a state of conflict between persons
    guerre froide
    a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
    désaccord
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
    méfiance, suspicion
    the state of being suspected
    lumière
    having abundant light or illumination
    noir, obscurité
    absence of light or illumination
    innocence, naïveté
    a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
    culpabilité
    the state of having committed an offense
    libre cour
    the removal of constraints
    indépendance
    freedom from control or influence of another or others
    liberté
    freedom of choice
    autonomie, indépendance, liberté
    personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression
    sujétion
    forced submission to control by others
    représentation légale
    personal representation that has legal status
    palpitation, tremblement
    a shaky motion
    foule
    something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
    immobilité
    remaining in place
    activité
    the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
    comportement
    the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
    éruption
    (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
    fonctionnement, marche, opération
    the state of being in effect or being operative
    activité, mouvement
    a state in which action is feasible
    arrêt
    the state of inactivity following an interruption
    assoupissement, repos
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
    stagnation
    a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
    état d'âme
    a temporary psychological state
    fatigue, épuisement
    temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
    griserie, ivresse
    a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
    modération, sobriété, tempérance
    the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
    insomnie
    a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
    sommeil, somnolence
    a very sleepy state
    alerte
    condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
    urgence
    a state in which martial law applies
    état physiologique
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
    premiers mouvements du foetus
    the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
    déviation
    (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
    enflure, gonflement
    an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
    état mental, état psychologique
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
    difficulté, problème
    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
    isolement, solitude
    a state of separation between persons or groups
    discontinuité
    lack of connection or continuity
    coalition, fusion
    the state of being combined into one body
    connexion
    the state of being connected
    association
    the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
    amélioration
    a condition superior to an earlier condition
    recul, régression
    a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
    maturité
    the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
    années de jeunesse, enfance
    the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
    rang
    relative status
    caste
    social status or position conferred by a system based on class
    dignité, haute fonction
    high office or rank or station
    noblesse
    the state of being of noble birth
    ascendant, prédominance
    the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
    confort
    a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
    inconfort, malaise
    the state of being tense and feeling pain
    besoin, misère
    a condition requiring relief
    plénitude, totalité
    the condition of being filled to capacity
    vide
    the state of containing nothing
    nudité
    the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
    brillance, raffinement
    a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
    intégralité, totalité
    the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
    défectuosité
    the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
    défaut
    a flaw or weak point
    défaut
    an imperfection in an object or machine
    défectuosité
    the state of being defective
    grossièreté, primitivisme
    a wild or unrefined state
    chance, destinée, sort
    your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
    possibilité
    capability of existing or happening or being true
    espérance
    full of hope
    désespoir
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
    pureté
    being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
    impureté
    the condition of being impure
    condition financière, condition économique
    the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
    dette, dettes, obligation financière
    an obligation to pay money to another party
    condition sanitaire
    the state of sanitation (clean or dirty)
    ordre
    a condition of regular or proper arrangement
    désordre
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
    normalité
    being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
    condition de l'environnement
    the state of the environment
    disposition, humeur
    the prevailing psychological state
    ambiance, atmosphère
    a particular environment or surrounding influence
    immunité
    the state of not being susceptible
    immunité
    (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
    sensibilité, susceptibilité
    the state of being susceptible; easily affected
    humidité
    the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    aridité, sécheresse
    the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    sécurité
    the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
    danger
    the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
    tension
    the physical condition of being stretched or strained
    précarité
    a condition of damage or decay
    iniquité, méchanceté
    absence of moral or spiritual values
    illumination, lumière
    a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
    urbanisation
    the condition of being urbanized
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    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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    a politically organized body of people under a single government
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    Reich
    the German state
    grande puissance, puissance mondiale, superpuissance
    a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
    allié, partisan
    a friendly nation
    type of:
    unité politique
    a unit with political responsibilities
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