Usually means: Metaphor for national political governance.
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  1. ship of state: Merriam-Webster
  2. ship of state: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. ship of state: Dictionary.com
  4. Ship of State, Ship of state: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. ship of state: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (ship of state)

noun:  (figuratively) The governance of a state or country, viewed through the metaphor of steering a ship at sea.

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