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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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...list of state sponsors of terrorism...

The United States has decided to impose three new conditions for removing North Korea from Washington's list of state sponsors of terrorism, a Japanese newspaper reported on Saturday.

I don't exactly understand the phrase list of state sponsors of terrorism. It would have been okay for me if it were list of state sponsoring terrorism or list of state involved in sponsoring terrorism. Please help me to understand that phrase. Is state sponsors used as a compound noun?
  

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Hi Jackson The word 'state' is similar in meaning to 'governmental' in the context. e. it modifies 'sponsors').

— Yankee

  • Hi Jackson The word 'state' is similar in meaning to 'governmental' in the context.
  • e.
  • it modifies 'sponsors').
  • If I were to reword the phrase, I might say this: list of countries/governments that sponsor terrorism
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Hi Jackson

The word 'state' is similar in meaning to 'governmental' in the context. It is used as an adjective (i.e. it modifies 'sponsors'). If I were to reword the phrase, I might say this:
list of countries/governments that sponsor terrorism
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YankeeThe word 'state' is similar in meaning to 'governmental' in the context. It is used as an adjective (i.e. it modifies 'sponsors'). If I were to reword the phrase, I might say this:
list of countries/governments that sponsor terrorism


Hi Amy,

I agree with you. But M-W doesn't list ''
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