Uncountable 'state'
helm n handle (also called tiller) or wheel for moving the rudder of a boat or ship: the man at the helm, the steersman; the helm of state, (fig) the government of the nation.
It's from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. I interpret that 'the helm of state' is 'the government of the nation'. But I don't get why state is used as an uncountable noun written in lower case. What I think right is 'the helm of a/the State.' Have I an erroneous idea?
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State sounds like you are talking about some particular state, eg Canada, In the USA, the President is the Head of State. In Canada, it is the Queen. state sounds like you are not speaking specifically.
- State sounds like you are talking about some particular state, eg Canada, In the USA, the President is the Head of State.
- In Canada, it is the Queen.
- state sounds like you are not speaking specifically.
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State sounds like you are talking about some particular state, eg Canada,
In the USA, the President is the Head of State. In Canada, it is the Queen.
state sounds like you are not speaking specifically.
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