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Ship of state

metaphor in The Republic by Plato, likening governance of a state to the command of a ship
Thing metaphor Q5114635
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Ship of state

Summary

Ship of state is a metaphor[1]. It draws 185 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #19 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ship of state's instance of is recorded as metaphor[3].
  • Ship of state's Commons category is recorded as Ship of state[4].
  • Ship of state's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07gy55[5].

Why It Matters

Ship of state draws 185 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #19 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ship of state. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ship-of-state
MLA “Ship of state.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ship-of-state.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ship-of-state_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ship of state}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ship-of-state}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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