narco-state
narco-state noun: a state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs.
Noun
narco-state (plural narco-states)
- A state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs.
- With the collapse of the government, there is a real danger the country will become a narco-state.
- During his trial, prosecutors in New York said Hernández ran the Central American country like a "narco-state" and accepted millions of dollars in bribes from drug traffickers to shield them from the law.2025 November 29, Nadine Yousif, “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking”, in BBC
Forms of narco-state
| plural | narco-states |
|---|---|
| alternative form | narcostate |
Origin of narco-state
From narco- + state.
Questions about narco-state
- What does narco-state mean?
- Narco-state means a state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs.
- What part of speech is narco-state?
- Narco-state is a noun.
- What is the plural of narco-state?
- The plural of narco-state is narco-states.
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