Nebraska, though solidly red, does not formally recognize state lawmakers' party affiliation.
It was not a formally recognized program with clearly stated goals or infrastructure.
Mathematical ecology has been a formally recognized academic subdiscipline at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT), since 1977.
Normal sovereign and diplomatic immunities are generally extended only after a state's executive authority has formally recognized another state (see diplomatic immunity).
Under his leadership, the Vatican formally recognized the state of Israel in 1993.
IS, formerly ISIS, is not formally recognized as a state and is considered a rebel group.
SÃO PAULO — Chile formally recognized an independent state of Palestine on Friday, becoming the seventh South American country to take such a step in the past month.
Although a vote in the General Assembly would not formally recognize a state of Palestine, it would give the Palestinians rights to observe and submit resolutions and join other United Nations bodies and conventions.
ROME — Pope Francis canonized two 19th-century nuns from Ottoman-ruled Palestine on Sunday, just days after the Vatican moved to formally recognize a state of Palestine, offering tacit support to a bid for full sovereignty.
Like all trans women who have not received gender-confirmation surgery, which is often the only form of trans identity formally recognized by the state, McDonald served her time in a men's prison.
The talks almost failed, but, in the final minutes, as the adversaries were preparing to leave, they embraced the idea of peace in the volatile Middle East and an Arab state formally recognized by Israel.
