TRUST TERRITORY Synonyms: 49 Similar Words

trust territory

noun

Definition of trust territory

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

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Noun

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir cast his vote at a polling station in Kiryat Arba, a settlement in the occupied West Bank.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
In new measures, the army said most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli West Bank settlements on Sunday and Monday, and crossings into Israel will remain closed until after Israel's elections on Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of settlement

Noun

While cost remains extremely important, the exec said brands now evaluate a much wider risk equation that includes lead time, flexibility, traceability, regulatory compliance, geopolitical exposure and dependency on individual production regions.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
But providing ongoing financial support can create a cycle of dependency that can delay important milestones and threaten the parents' financial security.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of dependency

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The innovation mandate Jejurikar has witnessed many ups and downs at the consumer products behemoth.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Though armed with a strong mandate for change stemming from a convincing election victory, a new government will still encounter a myriad of hurdles along the way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandate

Noun

Across the country, more and more fans are identifying with Casey’s overwhelming frustration with the current state of our democracy.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
By themselves, data centers don’t rank as a top-tier national campaign issue, according to voters—in a recent Pew Research Center survey, the economy, the future of democracy, health care, education, and immigration made up the top five.

— Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of democracy

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Spain's rail system operator Adif said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the central province of Toledo, involving two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers and heading south in the same direction from Madrid to Seville.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Taiz province has emerged as a major battlefront in recent weeks, including the city of Taiz — considered a gateway to the country's south.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of province

Noun

Bukele late Thursday said in his statement on X that the deployment of his soldiers and equipment on Haitian soil is nearly finished.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
By analyzing drone data, the government concluded that they were launched from Ethiopian soil, added Abdel Qader in a SUNA report.

— YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

Unlike the British throne, in fact, the leadership of the Commonwealth is not automatically passed from a sovereign to their heir.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
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

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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