police states
police states is the plural of police state.
Meaning of police state
Noun
police state (plural police states)
- A political entity, usually a state, whose government exercises strict and repressive control of its people.
- You didn't know there is […] an active campaign, propaganda and otherwise, […] against all kinds of security procedures on the ground that they are all police state methods and all interfere with individual rights?1964 September 16, J. G. Sourwine, “Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigatee the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary...
Questions about police states
- What is police states the plural of?
- Police states is the plural of police state.
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