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{
"etymology_text": "Initially applied to Somalia in the 1990s.",
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"ref": "2011, Rory Stewart, “Here we go again”, in London Review of Books, 33.VII",
"text": "Against these stand the four national security arguments for intervention: fear of a rogue state, fear of a failed state, fear for the neighbours and fear for ourselves.",
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{
"ref": "2022 September 16, Milo Milfort, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Andre Paultre, “Fuel Hike Plunges Haiti Into Near Anarchy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
"text": "In July, the prime minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis, called Haiti a “failed state,” and told local media that Caribbean leaders are considering opening direct talks with Haitian gang leaders to solve the country’s political crisis.",
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"A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc."
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"(politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc."
],
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "mislukte staat"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "čʻkayacʻac petutʻyun",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "չկայացած պետություն"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "egindako estatu"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estat fallit"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "失敗國家"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shībài guójiā",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "失败国家"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "type of state",
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"common-gender"
],
"word": "fejlslagen stat"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "type of state",
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"masculine"
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"word": "mislukte staat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "epäonnistunut valtio"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "État en déliquescence"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "État failli"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado falido"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gescheiterter Staat"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apotychiméno krátos",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αποτυχημένο κράτος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stato fallito"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mislykket stat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado falido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado falhado"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesostojávšejesja gosudárstvo",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "несостоя́вшееся госуда́рство"
},
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"roman": "fejl stejt",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
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"word": "фейл стейт"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado fallido"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "sviktande stat"
}
],
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"failed state"
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],
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"ref": "2011, Rory Stewart, “Here we go again”, in London Review of Books, 33.VII",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 September 16, Milo Milfort, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Andre Paultre, “Fuel Hike Plunges Haiti Into Near Anarchy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
"text": "In July, the prime minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis, called Haiti a “failed state,” and told local media that Caribbean leaders are considering opening direct talks with Haitian gang leaders to solve the country’s political crisis.",
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"A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc."
],
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"(politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc."
],
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"government",
"politics"
],
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "mislukte staat"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "čʻkayacʻac petutʻyun",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "չկայացած պետություն"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "egindako estatu"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estat fallit"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "失敗國家"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shībài guójiā",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "失败国家"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fejlslagen stat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mislukte staat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "type of state",
"word": "epäonnistunut valtio"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "État en déliquescence"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "État failli"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado falido"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gescheiterter Staat"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apotychiméno krátos",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αποτυχημένο κράτος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stato fallito"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mislykket stat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado falido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado falhado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesostojávšejesja gosudárstvo",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "несостоя́вшееся госуда́рство"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "fejl stejt",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фейл стейт"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estado fallido"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of state",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sviktande stat"
}
],
"word": "failed state"
}
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