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What would you call the status of a territory? The territory can be a country, a region, a state, what is the expression that qualifies its status, is it a diplomatic status ?

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    Too Broad. You could refer to a territory's political status, or its ecological status, for example.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 17:29
  • You are looking for an overarching term, perhaps a hypernym meaning any kind of geopolitical organization?
    – MetaEd
    Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 23:25

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Your question is a bit too vague to give a definitive answer. Territory is defined variously as

  • An area of land; a region
  • The land and waters under the jurisdiction of a government
  • A political subdivision of a country
  • A geographic region, such as a colonial possession, that is dependent on an external government: the territories of the Holy Roman Empire
  • (often Territory) A subdivision of the United States that is not a state and is administered by an appointed or elected governor and elected legislature
  • A similarly organized political subdivision of Canada or Australia
  • An area for which a person is responsible as a representative or agent: a salesperson's territory
  • Sports The area of a field defended by a specified team: punted the ball deep into the opponent's territory
  • Biology An area occupied by a single animal, mating pair, or group and often vigorously defended against intruders, especially those of the same species
  • A sphere of action or interest; a province

If you are looking for a political position about the status of territory, it will very much depend on which political organization you are inquiring about - the US? Canada? the UN? some other locale or jurisdiction?

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  • I think you may have given the answer here. It's political status, isn't it?
    – Andrew Leach ♦
    Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 16:11
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    @AndrewLeach Well, yes, but only if he is referring to the type of territory that enjoys a political status (many types are commercial, scientific, informal, etc.). Which type is not clear from his question. I guess I was trying to prompt OP to further define the issue.
    – bib
    Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 18:57

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