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state-run

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UK/ˌsteɪt ˈrʌn/
US/ˌsteɪt ˈrʌn/

Meaning

  1. adjectivebefore a noun

    owned and controlled by a government

    Grammar: Comes before the noun it describes: state-run media. It is not used after 'very' or in comparisons.

    Patterns

    • state-run something
    • a state-run company

    The country has a state-run health system that is free for all citizens.

    She works for a state-run television channel.

    State-run schools in the region receive money directly from the government.

Common combinations

state-run media
The news came from state-run media, so many people doubted it.
state-run company
The state-run company provides electricity to the whole province.
state-run economy
The country moved from a state-run economy to a market system.
state-run education
State-run education is paid for by taxes.

Synonyms and how they differ

public
This can mean owned by the government, but it also means 'for everyone' or 'open to all', so it is less specific.
nationalized
This means a private company has been taken over by the government, often recently; 'state-run' just describes who owns it now.

Opposites

privately runprivate

Word family

state noun
The government of a country or a region within a country.
run verb
To manage or control something, such as a business.

Commonly confused: state-run or state of the art?

state-run vs state of the art

This means the most modern and advanced, not owned by the government.

Practice

The hospital is ___ by the government, so it is a state-run hospital.

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