(Marxism) The state after the socialist revolution, which is withering away in the process of eliminating class antagonisms.
(Marxism) The state after the socialist revolution, which is withering away in the process of eliminating class antagonisms.
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ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state".
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: I think it would be agreed by all that in the last ten or 15 years we have seen a remarkable growth of these State and semi-State companies, by which I mean companies in which our Minister for Finance holds shares and very often holds …
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(Ireland) state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines.
1950 March 2, Edward Richards-Orpen, [http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/seanad1950030200005 State and Semi-State Companies—Motion.] Seanad Éireann debates Vol.37 No.9 p.5 c.692:
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