what do you understand by the term of state
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Explanation:
The term state is originally derived from the Greek word ‘polis’ which means a city. The term was an appropriate one for the Greeks because their states were city-states having a small size of population and territory. The Romans gave us the concept of a modem stale in which people had rights as well as duties.
The term they used was CVITAS; meaning community of men who enjoyed rights and performed duties. In medieval age, the term ‘state’ was, introduced in the literature of Political Science first by Machiavelli in his book, ‘The Prince’. Later it was adopted by the English, the French and others.
The institution of state has existed through all the ages since the emergence of conscious human life on earth. Man is a ‘gregarious animal’ and by nature and necessity, he must live a group life.