state

[1]	aver , assert , asseverate , declare , affirm , express , report , articulate , voice , specify , delineate , claim , maintain , allege , submit , confirm , say , testify , hold , have
[2]	say , tell
[3]	submit , put forward , posit
[4]	express

[1]	province , condition(s) , circumstance(s) , situation , state of affairs , status , shape , position
[2]	structure , form , constitution , shape , phase , stage
[3]	grandeur , pomp , style , splendour , magnificence , glory , brilliance
[4]	nation , nation , country , country , land , land , body politic , commonwealth , res publica , body politic
[5]	state of matter
[6]	country , land
[7]	Department of State , United States Department of State , State Department , DoS

adj.

[1]	governmental , government , national , federal
[2]	ceremonial , formal , dignified , stately , solemn , official , royal , regal , imperial , majestic