political unit

/pəˌlɪdəkəl ˌjunət/

Other forms: political units

Definitions of political unit

1. noun

   a unit with political responsibilities
   synonyms: political entity

   types:

   body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state

   a politically organized body of people under a single government

   Holy Roman Empire

   a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon

   union

   a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

   Palestine Authority, Palestine National Authority, Palestinian National Authority

   combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO

   cadre, cell

   a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

   amphictyony

   an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center

   lunatic fringe

   a political unit with extreme and fanatical views

   revolutionary group

   a political unit organized to promote revolution

   lobby, pressure group, third house

   a group of people who try actively to influence legislation

   commonwealth country

   any of the countries in the British Commonwealth

   developing country

   a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically

   Dominion

   one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

   foreign country

   any state of which one is not a citizen

   Reich

   the German state

   renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state

   a state that does not respect other states in its international actions

   suzerain

   a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs

   sea power

   a nation that possesses formidable naval strength

   great power, major power, power, superpower, world power

   a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

   city state, city-state

   a state consisting of a sovereign city

   confederacy, confederation, federation

   a union of political organizations

   enosis

   the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots)

   league

   an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action

   customs union

   an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members

   ally

   a friendly nation

   sleeper cell

   a cell of sleepers

   radical cell, terrorist cell

   a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members)

   resistance, underground

   a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

   NRA, National Rifle Association

   a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government

   type of:

   social unit, unit

   an organization regarded as part of a larger social group