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police state — police states N COUNT (disapproval) A police state is a country in which the government controls people s freedom by means of the police, especially secret police. Their land has been turned into a police state … English dictionary
police state — police′ state n. gov a totalitarian state or country in which a national police force, esp. a secret police, suppresses any act that conflicts with government policy • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
police state — ► NOUN ▪ a totalitarian state in which political police secretly supervise and control citizens activities … English terms dictionary
police state — n. a government that seeks to intimidate and suppress political opposition by means of police, esp. a secret police force … English World dictionary
Police state — The term police state describes a state in which the government exercises rigid and repressive controls over the social, economic and political life of the population. A police state typically exhibits elements of totalitarianism and social… … Wikipedia
police state — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms police state : singular police state plural police states a country where the government controls people s freedom and uses the police to check that people are obeying its rules … English dictionary
police state — state run by an oppressive government in which the citizens have little freedom … English contemporary dictionary
police state — noun A nation or state whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people, by means of police … Wiktionary
police state — po lice ,state noun count a country where the government controls people s freedom and uses the police to check that people are obeying its rules … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
police state — noun a totalitarian state controlled by a political police force that secretly supervises the citizens activities … English new terms dictionary
