trust territory

noun

Definition of trust territorynext
as in settlement

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Recent Examples of trust territory The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon. — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories. — Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024 Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trust territory
  1. settlement
  2. dependency
  3. mandate
  4. democracy
  5. province
  6. soil
  7. sovereign
  8. sea power
Noun
  • Target agreed to a $5 million settlement and a ban on using geofencing technology to increase prices.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Party leader Bezalel Smotrich, the current finance minister, has overseen massive state spending on settlement initiatives.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of settlement
Noun
  • The story also touches on the complex relationships between men, namely the dynamics of dominance, dependency, and betrayal.
    — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026
  • What are those more nuanced conversations about drug dependency going to look like going forward?
    — Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dependency
Noun
  • This, despite Lin meeting his mandates to curb spending and make movies that resonated with subscribers.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, as our report notes, government mandates to seek truth are often driven by ideological belief systems, particularly on political issues.
    — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of mandate
Noun
  • Fully 88 percent of respondents expressed favorable attitudes toward democracy, while 67 percent held negative views of a government based on sharia.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The island, one of Africa’s most stable democracies, experienced similar unrest in 1999, when a popular musician’s death in police custody sparked days of rioting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of democracy
Noun
  • The Saudis also intercepted a cruise missile over the Al-Kharj governorate in Riyadh province and a ballistic missile targeting Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This operation ended a four-year-long ceasefire between Ethiopia and Tigray, the northernmost province of Ethiopia.
    — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of province
Noun
  • Obviously, the network of partners and proxies did not deter an attack on Iranian soil.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The work raises new questions about soil, carbon, and even what counts as an individual organism.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • The Crown Estate is an independent company established by Parliament to manage a vast portfolio of properties throughout the United Kingdom that is nominally owned by the sovereign during his lifetime but is operated for the benefit of taxpayers.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sovereign
Noun
  • George Washington knew his forces could not win the American Revolutionary War without some measure of sea power.
    — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Definition of sea power

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