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ship of state in American Englishnouna nation or its affairs likened to a ship under sail Examples of 'ship of state' in a sentenceship of state The sooner he leaves the ship of state the better.The ship of state will right itself eventually.She was a cunning pilot of the ship of state, precisely because she never bucked the current.The 50p top rate is only one of the economic barnacles slowing down our ship of state.While they struggle for the wheel, the ship of state faces ice floes, treacherous currents and hurricane-force winds. |