Definition of "state-supported" []

• Supported and operated by the government of a state (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The worm Stuxnet that infiltrated Iran's nuclear program is considered a state-supported project."
• "Overall, the plan will reduce money for public schools by roughly 10 percent — with the poorest districts sustaining the biggest blows — and by nearly 20 percent for state-supported universities."
• "Though it is a profit-making company, technically barred from owning state-supported schools, "that's not an issue because we can set up a charitable trust with Gems as the operating company beneath.""