state-sponsored

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Funded, organized, supported, or carried out by a government or its agencies.; Officially endorsed or promoted by a government, often implying propaganda or political motivation.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

state-sponsored terrorismstate-sponsored violencestate-sponsored mediastate-sponsored dopingstate-sponsored religionstate-sponsored enterprise

Derivatives

state sponsorstate sponsorshipstate fundingstate-backedstate-funded

Synonyms

government-backedgovernment-fundedstate-fundedstate-backedofficially sanctionedgovernment-supported

Antonyms

independentprivatenon-governmentalgrassroots

Commonly confused

state-funded
EN: 'State-funded' specifically refers to financial support from the government, while 'state-sponsored' implies broader endorsement, backing, or organization by the state.
state-sanctioned
EN: 'State-sanctioned' emphasizes official approval or authorization, while 'state-sponsored' emphasizes active support or initiation by the state.

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenate 'state-sponsored' when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., 'state-sponsored terrorism'). The hyphen may be dropped in predicative position, though it is often retained for clarity.

💬 Examples

  1. The investigation revealed that the cyberattack was a state-sponsored operation aimed at stealing classified military documents.

  2. Critics argued that the state-sponsored media coverage was heavily biased in favor of the ruling party.