caliphate

noun

ca·liph·ate ˈkā-lə-ˌfāt

-fət,

ˈka-

: the office of a caliph or the land he rules over

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The organization used its growing global position to call upon followers from around the world to migrate to Syria or Iraq to establish a caliphate, Hoffman said. —

Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025 By inspiring individuals to carry out attacks independently, the Islamic State group aims to create an atmosphere of fear and instability, demonstrating its global influence despite lacking a physical caliphate. —

Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 2 Jan. 2025 The group embraces Sunni Islamist ideology that seeks to establish a global caliphate, a global Islamic state governed by a strict interpretation of Sharia law. —

Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025 Despite the loss of its caliphate, ISIS never stopped engineering and influencing attacks and can still inspire attacks in the West. —

Gabriella Tejeda and Colin P. Clarke, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for caliphate