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green states

green states is the plural of green state.

Meaning of green state

Noun

green state (plural green states)

  1. (US) A state where the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is influential.
  2. (US, idiomatic, informal, uncommon) A U.S. state perceived as environmentally friendly.
  3. The environmental policies in a given nation state which drive economics.
    • Indeed, the emergence of a debate about the nature of the green state has been one of the most significant contemporary developments in green political theory.2007, Neil Carter, The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy - Page 60

Questions about green states

What is green states the plural of?
Green states is the plural of green state.

Words near green states in the dictionary

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  3. green stamp
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  5. green state
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  7. green stock
  8. green stocks
  9. Green Street
  10. Green Street Green
  11. Green Striper

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