Synonyms for caliphate
ˈkæl əˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkeɪ lə-caliphate

Princeton's WordNet

1. Caliphatenoun

   the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community

   "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"

2. caliphatenoun

   the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph

3. caliphatenoun

   the office of a caliph

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1. Rita Katz:

   Financially, territorially and militarily speaking, the group is very weak, that said, ISIS leadership seeks to revive its so-called caliphate, with special attention on areas outside of Iraq and Syria.

2. Republican Representative Dana Rohrabacher:

   Let me suggest that attitude of our European friends may well be changing in the next six months or so when they realize that the slaughter that’s taking place in Paris and now in Brussels is part of an international movement to destroy Western civilization and replace it with a caliphate.

3. Emmanuel Macron:

   ( If France didn't intervene in 2013) you would for sure see the collapse of the Malian state, at best we will have a territorial partition with a caliphate, at worst these terrorist groups will take full control of Mali.

4. Ryan Mauro:

   By showcasing its slavery, ISIS is boasting that it practices Islam in its most literal interpretation, doesn't capitulate to public opinion and rejects modern interpretations, it is also showing it has a functional Islamic educational system and therefore is a real caliphate. The timing of the announcement is significant as Ramadan is a time of year where Muslims are charged with rejuvenating their faith.

5. Zachary Abuza:

   After 2017, once Hong Kong.As ISIS started losing territory in the Middle East, its message shifted, it started encouraging militants to travel to Mindanao, in the The Philippines, and establish a caliphate there.