Also means
status
Usage Note
Estado covers both a political state and a condition or status: el estado del paciente (the patient's condition) vs un estado federal. In the phrase estar en buen estado it means 'in good shape'. The plural estados is standard; the United States is los Estados Unidos, often shortened to EE.UU. in writing.
Examples
"El estado aprobó la nueva ley."
Natural Translation
The state approved the new law.
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