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party states

party states is the plural of party state.

Meaning of party state

Noun

party state (plural party states)

  1. A state in which power is held by a single political party.
    • It was, to put it another way, quite astonishing to see how much, and to what at extent, the party-state depended on lies.2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 188

Questions about party states

What is party states the plural of?
Party states is the plural of party state.

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