pseudostate

== English == === Alternative forms === pseudo-state === Etymology === From pseudo- + state. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pseudostate (plural pseudostates) (politics) A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations. (computing theory) An entity that resembles, but is not in fact, a state in a state machine or similar.