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State Security may refer to: general concepts of security agency, national security, or secret police State Security Service (Belgium) State Security
State_Security
Main Soviet security agency from 1954 to 1991
The Committee for State Security (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности, romanised: Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, IPA: [kəmʲɪˈtʲed ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj
KGB
East German intelligence agency and secret police
The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, pronounced [minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪt]; abbreviated MfS), commonly
Stasi
Soviet Security Agency (1946–1953)
The Ministry of State Security (Russian: Министерство государственной безопасности, Russian pronunciation: [mʲɪnʲɪˈsʲtʲerstvə ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ])
Ministry of State Security (Soviet Union)
Ministry_of_State_Security_(Soviet_Union)
Secret police organization of Yugoslavia
The State Security Service, also known by its original name as the Directorate for State Security, was the national secret police intelligence and security
Directorate for State Security (Yugoslavia)
Directorate_for_State_Security_(Yugoslavia)
Security and defence of a nation state
National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens
National_security
Senior ministerial position in the Government of the United Kingdom
The minister of state for security is a senior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom, falling under the Home Office. The post was
Minister of State for Security
Minister_of_State_for_Security
Topics referred to by the same term
State Security or Ministry of State Security (often abbreviated to MSS) may refer to: Ministry of State Security (China) Ministry of State Security (North
Ministry_for_State_Security
Nigeria government agency
The State Security Service (SSS), self-styled as the Department of State Services (DSS), is a security agency in Nigeria and one of three successor organisations
State Security Service (Nigeria)
State_Security_Service_(Nigeria)
North Korean secret police
Intelligence Agency (Korean: 국가정보국), formerly known as the Ministry of State Security (국가보위성), is the secret police agency of North Korea. It is an autonomous
National Intelligence Agency (North Korea)
National_Intelligence_Agency_(North_Korea)
Civilian intelligence agency of China
The Ministry of State Security (MSS) is the principal civilian intelligence and security service of the People's Republic of China, responsible for foreign
Ministry of State Security (China)
Ministry_of_State_Security_(China)
Topics referred to by the same term
State Security Service may refer to: State Security Service of Abkhazia State Security Service (Azerbaijan) State Security Service (Belgium) State Security
State_Security_Service
Qatari intelligence agency
Qatar State Security (Arabic: جهاز أمن الدولة) is the state intelligence agency of Qatar. It is an independent organization. It was created in 2004, after
Qatar_State_Security
Chinese secret police
of State Security Organs, informally known as the State Security Police (SSP) is the secret police component of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS)
State_Security_Police
South African intelligence agency
for State Security (Afrikaans: Buro vir Staatsveiligheid; BSV), also known as the Bureau of State Security (BOSS), was the main South African state intelligence
Bureau_of_State_Security
Soviet secret police, intelligence and counter-intelligence force
The People's Commissariat for State Security (Russian: Народный комиссариат государственной безопасности, romanized: Narodnyy komissariat gosudarstvennoy
People's Commissariat for State Security
People's_Commissariat_for_State_Security
Security agency of Serbia (1991-2002)
The State Security Directorate (Serbian: Ресор државне безбедности, romanized: Resor državne bezbednosti; abbr. РДБ / RDB), or simply State Security (Serbian:
State Security Directorate (Serbia)
State_Security_Directorate_(Serbia)
Secret police force in Czechoslovakia
State Security (Czech: Státní bezpečnost, Slovak: Štátna bezpečnosť), or StB / ŠtB, was the secret police force in communist Czechoslovakia from 1945 to
StB
Lebanese National Security Agency
The Lebanese State Security or Amn Eddawla (Official name: General Directorate of State Security) (Arabic: المديرية العامة لأمن الدولة) is the national
Lebanese_State_Security
Saudi Arabian security agency
Presidency of State Security (Arabic: رئاسة أمن الدولة) is a Saudi Arabian security body created on 20 July 2017 by combining the counter-terrorism and
Presidency_of_State_Security
State Security Apparatus is the highest authority on state security matters of the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1974. It mass arrests campaign
State_Security_Apparatus
Chinese government position
The minister of state security is a Chinese government position within the constituent departments of the State Council which functions as the head of
Minister of State Security (China)
Minister_of_State_Security_(China)
Secret police of the Soviet Union (1934–1946)
succeed the Joint State Political Directorate (OGPU) secret police organization, and thus had a monopoly on intelligence and state security functions. The
NKVD
Belarusian national intelligence agency
The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB RB) is the national intelligence agency, and secret police force of Belarus. Along with its
State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus
State_Security_Committee_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus
Intelligence agency of the USSR (1923–1934)
intelligence service to exercise control over state security throughout the new union. At the time, the State Political Directorate (GPU) served as the secret
Joint State Political Directorate
Joint_State_Political_Directorate
Topics referred to by the same term
Committee for State Security may refer to: KGB, a.k.a. Committee for State Security (Soviet Union), the secret service of the Soviet Union from 1954 to
Committee_for_State_Security
Albanian communist-era secret police
Directorate of State Security (Albanian: Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Shtetit), commonly known as the Sigurimi (lit. 'Security'), was the state security, intelligence
Sigurimi
Soviet national security agency (1922–1923)
original Russian state security organization, on February 6, 1922, it was initially known under the Russian abbreviation GPU—short for "State Political Directorate
State_Political_Directorate
Sudanese federal agency
through the omnipresent State Security Organisation of Gaafar Nimeiry and the all-powerful National Intelligence and Security Service of Omar al-Bashir
General Intelligence Service (Sudan)
General_Intelligence_Service_(Sudan)
Latvian civil counterintelligence and internal security service
The State Security Service or VDD (Latvian: Valsts drošības dienests) is one of three Latvian security and intelligence services. VDD is the civilian counterintelligence
State Security Service (Latvia)
State_Security_Service_(Latvia)
Soviet national security agency (1934–1943)
The Main Directorate of State Security (Russian: Glavnoe upravlenie gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, Главное управление государственной безопасности, ГУГБ
Main Directorate of State Security
Main_Directorate_of_State_Security
Former security agency in Egypt
The State Security Investigations Service (Arabic: مباحث أمن الدولة, romanized: Mabahith Amn El Dawla) was the highest national internal security authority
State Security Investigations Service
State_Security_Investigations_Service
Degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm
provide security (security company, security police, security forces, security service, security agency, security guard, cyber security systems, security cameras
Security
Belgian intelligence and security agency
The State Security Service (Dutch: Veiligheid van de Staat; French: Sûreté de l'État, known by the combined acronym VSSE) is a Belgium intelligence and
State Security Service (Belgium)
State_Security_Service_(Belgium)
Directorate for State Security") in the all-union NKVD. NKVD – "People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs" GUGB – "Main Directorate for State Security" Genrikh
Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies
Chronology_of_Soviet_secret_police_agencies
Russian official from a powerful agency
from the state-security organs, the armed forces, and law-enforcement structures who have occupied positions in the highest echelons of state power in
Silovik
Department of the South African government
The State Security Agency (SSA) is the department of the South African government with overall responsibility for civilian intelligence operations. It
State Security Agency (South Africa)
State_Security_Agency_(South_Africa)
The Ministry of Social Security and the Ministry of State Security are responsible for internal security in North Korea. Although both are government
Law enforcement in North Korea
Law_enforcement_in_North_Korea
enforcement, national security, military, and foreign policy objectives. General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) – د استخباراتو لوی ریاست State Intelligence
List_of_intelligence_agencies
Bulgarian secret service under the People's Republic of Bulgaria during the Cold War
State Security (Държавна сигурност, Darzhavna sigurnost; abbreviated ДС, DS) was the name of the Bulgarian secret service under the People's Republic of
Committee for State Security (Bulgaria)
Committee_for_State_Security_(Bulgaria)
Byelorussian Branch of the KGB
The Committee for State Security of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (KGB of the BSSR; Belarusian: Камітэт дзяржаўнай бяспекі Беларускай ССР;
Committee for State Security of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Committee_for_State_Security_of_the_Byelorussian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
Defunct South African government body
The State Security Council (SSC) was formed in South Africa in 1972 to advise the government on the country's national policy and strategy concerning security
State_Security_Council
Domestic intelligence agency and secret police
The State Security Service (Azerbaijani: Dövlət Təhlükəsizlik Xidməti; DTX) is the principle domestic intelligence agency and secret police of Azerbaijan
State Security Service (Azerbaijan)
State_Security_Service_(Azerbaijan)
Chinese government security body
counterintelligence responsibilities were taken over by the Ministry of State Security with its creation in 1983. The Ministry previously held joint command
Ministry of Public Security (China)
Ministry_of_Public_Security_(China)
Indian government security agency
Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) is a government security agency in Maharashtra, India, which was established in 2010 under Maharashtra State Security Corporation
Maharashtra_Security_Force
National intelligence agency of the government of Uzbekistan
The State Security Service (Uzbek: Davlat Xavfsizlik Xizmati, DXX often romanised as SGB) is the national civilian intelligence and security agency of
State Security Service (Uzbekistan)
State_Security_Service_(Uzbekistan)
the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan WAD Sigurimi (Directorate of State Security), active in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania Département du
List of historical secret police organizations
List_of_historical_secret_police_organizations
National security and intelligence agency of Serbia
The Security and Intelligence Agency (Serbian: Безбедносно-информативна агенција, romanized: Bezbednosno-informativna agencija; abbr. БИА / BIA) is a national
Security and Intelligence Agency (Serbia)
Security_and_Intelligence_Agency_(Serbia)
Secret police and Intelligence Agency of Communist Romania
Department of State Security (Romanian: Departamentul Securității Statului), commonly known as the Securitate (pronounced [sekuriˈtate], lit. 'Security'), was
Securitate
Myanmar government body
The State Security and Peace Commission (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်လုံခြုံရေးနှင့် အေးချမ်းသာယာရေးကော်မရှင်; abbrevaited SSPC or နလအ) was an advisory Myanmar
State Security and Peace Commission
State_Security_and_Peace_Commission
Soviet counterintelligence agencies (1943–46)
Ministry of State Security (MGB). The head of the agency throughout its existence was Viktor Abakumov, who rose to become Minister of State Security in the
SMERSH
Type of company
A private security company is a business entity which provides armed or unarmed security services and expertise to clients in the private or public sectors
Security_company
People-centric approach to national security
understood, human security would no longer be the vague amorphous add-on to harder-edged areas of security such as military security or state security.' In order
Human_security
Head of state and government of Turkmenistan
in chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and the chairman of the State Security Council. Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current president of Turkmenistan
President_of_Turkmenistan
Topics referred to by the same term
Security State Bank or Security State Bank Building may refer to: in the United States (by state) Security State Bank (Eskridge, Kansas), listed on the
Security_State_Bank
chairman of the KGB was the head of the Committee for State Security (KGB), the main security agency of the Soviet Union in 1954–1991. He was assisted
List_of_chairmen_of_the_KGB
Governmental organization that conducts intelligence activities
A security agency is a governmental organization that conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a state. They are the domestic cousins
Security_agency
State intelligence agency of Georgia
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG; Georgian: სახელმწიფო უსაფრთხოების სამსახური [SUS]) is a state security agency of Georgia, under the authority
State Security Service of Georgia
State_Security_Service_of_Georgia
Transnistrian state security service
The Ministry of State Security (Romanian: Ministerul Securității Statului, Russian: Министерство государственной безопасности, Ukrainian: Міністерство
Ministry of State Security (Transnistria)
Ministry_of_State_Security_(Transnistria)
Topics referred to by the same term
State Security Agency may refer to: State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus State Security Agency (South Africa) State Security Service (disambiguation)
State_Security_Agency
Egyptian security service
counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism, and surveillance. The agency is the successor of the State Security Investigations Service (Egyptian
National_Security_Sector
Department of the Soviet KGB concerned with external intelligence
ʊprɐˈvlʲenʲɪje], lit. 'First Chief Directive') of the Committee for State Security under the USSR council of ministers (PGU KGB) was the organization responsible
First_Chief_Directorate
The secretary of state for security, also known by its former name, director of State security, is a senior minister of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior
Secretary of State for Security
Secretary_of_State_for_Security
The State Security Court is a judicial institution in Jordan. It deals with cases regarding state security, but also with drug offences and other types
State_Security_Court
Soviet government ministry
unlike the NKVD, with the function being assigned to the Ministry of State Security (MGB), which had been established during the Second World War. The MVD
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Soviet Union)
Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(Soviet_Union)
Law enforcement agency
(Ukraine's national parliament). providing a state guard to bodies of state power of Ukraine ensuring security of officials identified by Law at place of
State Security Administration (Ukraine)
State_Security_Administration_(Ukraine)
Bulgarian governmental agency
State Agency for National Security (Bulgarian: Държавна агенция "Национална сигурност", ДАНС; Darzhavna agentsiya "Natsionalna sigurnost", DANS) is a specialized
State Agency for National Security
State_Agency_for_National_Security
Material that government claims requires confidentiality
officials have used information security classification systems to conceal wrongdoing (including criminal conduct by the state) and to impede accountability
Classified_information
Measures taken to ensure mutual safety
International and national security are invariably linked. International security is national security or state security in the global arena. By the
International_security
Lithuanian intelligence agency
The State Security Department (Lithuanian: Valstybės saugumo departamentas, VSD) is the national civilian intelligence and security agency of Lithuania
State Security Department of Lithuania
State_Security_Department_of_Lithuania
Topics referred to by the same term
Department of State Security may refer to: Department of State Security (Nigeria) Department of State Security (Romania) Department of State Security (South
Department_of_State_Security
Principal security agency of Russia
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's
Federal_Security_Service
Civil police force of the People's Republic of China
People's Police include the People's Police of Public Security Organs, the People's Police of State Security Organs, the People's Police of Judicial Administration
People's_Police_(China)
International Airport. Qatar State Security (QSS) is a division under the Ministry of Interior (MOI) responsible for ensuring national security and stability in Qatar
Law_enforcement_in_Qatar
Committee for State Security of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности Азербайджанская ССР) or KGB of
Committee for State Security of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Committee_for_State_Security_of_the_Azerbaijan_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
Provincial department of China's Ministry of State Security
The Jiangsu State Security Department (江苏省国家安全厅) is the provincial bureau of the Chinese Ministry of State Security in Jiangsu which serves as the coastal
Jiangsu State Security Department
Jiangsu_State_Security_Department
1945–1956 secret police of Communist Hungary
through the Historical Archives of the Hungarian State Security [hu]. In 1945 the Budapest Department of State Political Police, (Budapesti Főkapitányság Politikai
State_Protection_Authority
Major of State Security was a special rank of officers of the commanding staff of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs and the People's Commissariat
Major_of_State_Security
U.S. government position
under secretary of state for arms control and international security (T) is a political appointment within the U.S. Department of State that serves as a
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Arms_Control_and_International_Security
Ukrainian Branch of the KGB
derzhavnoi bezpeky URSR) was a state committee of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and a regional predecessor of the Security Service of Ukraine, a republican
Committee for State Security (Ukraine)
Committee_for_State_Security_(Ukraine)
Agency dealing with secret intelligence
those of other state agencies; Covertly influence the outcome of events in favor of national interests, or influence international security; and Defense
Intelligence_agency
President of Turkmenistan since 2022
digitization, a new position. He was simultaneously appointed to the State Security Council and chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of Turkmenistan
Serdar_Berdimuhamedow
Military unit
The Special Forces of the State Security Service of Kazakhstan, also known commonly and formerly as the Republican Guard of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан
Republican_Guard_(Kazakhstan)
During the Soviet era, hundreds of intelligence and state security officers defected to a foreign power. Their motivations varied, from fear of arrest
List_of_KGB_defectors
Czech economist and former governor of Czech National Bank
Tošovský with the State Security. Mladá fronta DNES later stated that Tošovský mainly performed economic analysis for the State Security agency and never
Josef_Tošovský
Executive department of the U.S. federal government
the U.S. State Department was responsible for administering the consular services and Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). The Department of State was composed
United States Department of State
United_States_Department_of_State
Company providing armed combat or security services
and security company (PMSC) is a private company that provides armed combat and/or security services. PMCs refer to their personnel as "security contractors"
Private_military_company
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Association (UDA); British state security forces such as the British Army and RUC, and political activists. The security forces of the Republic of Ireland
The_Troubles
department of the military and State Security Service of Uzbekistan responsible for border security, part of the Security Service since 2005. A small riverine
Border Troops of the State Security Service (Uzbekistan)
Border_Troops_of_the_State_Security_Service_(Uzbekistan)
chairmanship of the National Defence and Security Council. As part of a ceasefire agreement, the office of Head of State of Libya consists of a Tripartite presidential
List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
List_of_current_state_leaders_by_date_of_assumption_of_office
UK minister
State for Health and Social Care alongside the Minister of State for Social Care. The role was part of the Department for Health and Social Security under
Minister of State for Health (UK)
Minister_of_State_for_Health_(UK)
Senior official appointed by the President
security matters as principal adviser on state security. The position is a statutory member of the National Security Council (NSC) and Federal Executive Council
National Security Adviser (Nigeria)
National_Security_Adviser_(Nigeria)
Bahrain governmental agency
'General Directorate for State Security Investigations' (Arabic: الإدارة العامة لمباحث أمن الدولة), also known as 'Security and Intelligence Service'
National Security Agency (Bahrain)
National_Security_Agency_(Bahrain)
Ministry of State Security Paterson, Ian (March 26, 2017). "University professor stopped from leaving China for second time by state security". The Daily
List of secret police organizations
List_of_secret_police_organizations
Former Iraqi government intelligence agency
General Security (DGS) (Arabic: مديرية الأمن العام, romanized: Mudiria al-Amn al-‘Amm, lit. 'Public Security Directorate') also known as Internal State Security
Directorate of General Security
Directorate_of_General_Security
Chief administrative authority of China
the Ministry of Public Security, though 2018 reforms placed the PAP solely under CMC command. The plenary meeting of the State Council meets every six
State_Council_of_China
Committee for State Security of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности Киргизской ССР), abbreviated as the
Committee for State Security of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Committee_for_State_Security_of_the_Kirghiz_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
Chinese woman believed to be a clandestine officer of China's Ministry of State Security. The alleged Chinese spy later participated in fundraising for Swalwell's
Chinese espionage in the United States
Chinese_espionage_in_the_United_States
Award
for Service in State Security, also known as the Afghan KHAD Service Medal, was an award given to members of the Ministry of State Security in Communist
Medal for Service in State Security
Medal_for_Service_in_State_Security
Israel's internal security service
directly to the prime minister of Israel. Shabak's duties are safeguarding state security, exposing terrorist rings, interrogating terror suspects, providing
Shin_Bet
STATE SECURITY
STATE SECURITY
Girl/Female
Muslim
Wealth, Empire, State
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, TATE means "cheerful."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a slater, from Middle English slate ‘slate’.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Power; State
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian American Irish Native American
Cheerful.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Power; State
Boy/Male
Arabic
Leadership; State
Boy/Male
Arabic
State; Condition
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
State; Country
Surname or Lastname
Indian (northern states)
Indian (northern states) : Hindu name meaning ‘lamp’, from Sanskrit dīpa. It occurs commonly as the final element of compound personal names, e.g. in Kuldeep ‘light of the family’. Subsequently, it appears to have evolved into a surname.English : presumably from the adjective deep, either a topographic name for someone who lived in a deep valley, or perhaps a nickname for a ‘deep’, thoughtful person.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Stacey.
Girl/Female
Indian, Kashmiri
State Honour
Boy/Male
Arabic
Leadership; State
Boy/Male
Arabic
State; Dignity
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Finnish, German, Indian, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
To be Cheerful; Great; Measure of Land; Great Talker
Girl/Female
English Scandinavian Anglo Saxon Irish
Brings joy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name TÄta, possibly a short form of various compound names with the obscure first element tÄt, or else a nursery formation. This surname is common and widespread in Britain; the chief area of concentration is northeastern England, followed by northern Ireland.
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
State
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Finnish, Irish, Scandinavian
Light Hearted; Cheerful; Pleasant and Bright; Brings Joy; Bright; Great; Measure of Land
STATE SECURITY
STATE SECURITY
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Assamese, Australian, Christian, German, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Sikh, Swedish, Traditional
Star in the Sky; Moon; Goddess of the Moon; Light; Heaven; Shine; Beautiful
Girl/Female
Indian
Pleasant, Wonderful, Happy or full of laughter, Smile, An Apsara or celestial nymph
Boy/Male
Arabic
Time; Season
Girl/Female
Indian
Charming
Girl/Female
Muslim
Garden
Boy/Male
British, English
Will Helmet
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Diamond
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Wise strength.
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, Danish, Swahili
Graceful; Moves with Grace
Boy/Male
British, English
Bridge Protector
STATE SECURITY
STATE SECURITY
STATE SECURITY
STATE SECURITY
STATE SECURITY
n.
One who states.
v. t.
To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc.
n.
Any body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as, the civil and ecclesiastical states, or the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons, in Great Britain. Cf. Estate, n., 6.
n.
To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat.
n.
The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as, the States-general of Holland.
v. t.
To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage; to display publicly.
v. t.
To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
v. t.
To endow with an estate.
n.
Estate, possession.
n.
The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
v. t.
To pierce or wound with a stake.
n.
Estate; state.
n.
See Skate, for the foot.
v. t.
To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
imp. & p. p.
of State
n.
One of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants; as, the larval stage; pupa stage; zoea stage.
a.
Recurring at regular time; not occasional; as, stated preaching; stated business hours.
v. t.
To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue.
n.
Rank; condition; quality; as, the state of honor.
a.
Belonging to the state, or body politic; public.