"non-state" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2023 July 26, Ben Jones, “EU open access growth offers pointers for UK hopefuls”, in RAIL, number 988, page 33:",
          "text": "According to ALLRAIL, the lobby group for European non-state rail operators, \"wherever there has been full open access competition, modal shift to rail has been very fast and has resulted in many more people using the train\".",
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  "pos": "noun",
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  "word": "non-state"
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          "ref": "2023 July 26, Ben Jones, “EU open access growth offers pointers for UK hopefuls”, in RAIL, number 988, page 33:",
          "text": "According to ALLRAIL, the lobby group for European non-state rail operators, \"wherever there has been full open access competition, modal shift to rail has been very fast and has resulted in many more people using the train\".",
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