stateless
/ˈsteɪtləs/
adjective
- Not having a nationality or citizenship; not belonging to any country.
- International organizations work to reduce the number of stateless individuals around the world.
- Stateless people often face difficulties getting passports, jobs, or access to education.
- The refugee was stateless after her country dissolved and no new government recognized her.
- Not having a state or government; without a central authority.
- Some regions in history were stateless, with no formal government controlling them.
- The concept of a stateless society is studied in anthropology and political science.
- In a stateless system, local communities often govern themselves through customs and agreements.
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