non-state
Outside official authority
Non-state describes entities that aren't governments or official parts of governments.
The term appears most often in discussions of international relations and security: non-state actors, non-state armed groups.
Terrorists, militias, NGOs, and multinational corporations are all non-state actors—they operate across borders and wield influence without being sovereign nations.
One who portrays characters
- entityIndependent existing thing
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- rebelAuthority defier
- insurgentOne who revolts
terrorist · guerrilla · paramilitary · warlord · faction · combatant · belligerent · separatist
Legally separate business entity
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- contractorHired construction professional
security firm · mercenary · privatization · outsourcing · lobbying · influence · transnational · conglomerate
Supreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
diplomacy · treaty · recognition · authority · autonomy · intervention · conflict · humanitarian
actor
One who portrays characters
insurgent · terrorist · guerrilla · paramilitary · warlord · faction · combatant · belligerent · separatist · proxy
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
contractor · security firm · mercenary · privatization · outsourcing · lobbying · influence · transnational · conglomerate · business
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
jurisdiction · diplomacy · treaty · recognition · authority · autonomy · intervention · conflict · humanitarian · NGO
non-statestate
Condition or mode
nation-state · sovereign state · country · nation · sovereign
non-statestate actor
Entity acting for nation
state-sponsored · official · recognized · legitimate · authorized
non, state, states, stated, stating, statement, statements, statehood, stateless