This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a STATE Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
$$\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \bbox[yellow]{\textbf{STATE Words }^™}& \bbox[yellow]{\textbf{Not STATE Words }^™}\\ \hline \text{AKIMBO}&\text{WEAPONS}\\ \hline \text{CAN}&\text{TIN}\\ \hline \text{CONTAINER}&\text{RECEPTACLE}\\ \hline \text{FLAGON}&\text{VESSEL}\\ \hline \text{MEETING}&\text{ASSEMBLY}\\ \hline \text{OHMAGE}&\text{ELECTRICITY}\\ \hline \text{SCHOLARSHIP}&\text{EDUCATION}\\ \hline \text{VACATION}&\text{HOLIDAY}\\ \hline \text{WITHDRAW}&\text{RETREAT}\\ \hline \end{array}$$
These are just some examples of STATE Words there are many more.
And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:
STATE Words™, Not STATE Words™
AKIMBO, WEAPONS
CAN, TIN
CONTAINER, RECEPTACLE
FLAGON, VESSEL
MEETING, ASSEMBLY
OHMAGE, ELECTRICITY
SCHOLARSHIP, EDUCATION
VACATION, HOLIDAY
WITHDRAW, RETREAT