end state

noun

The specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation.

Meanings

nounend state (plural end states)

plural end states · alternative endstate

  1. governmentThe specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any ending state.
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APA

end state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20state

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“end state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20state. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “end state,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20state.

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