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prison–industrial complexes

prison–industrial complexes is the plural of prison–industrial complex.

Meaning of prison–industrial complex

Noun

prison–industrial complex (plural prison–industrial complexes)

  1. The socioeconomic combination of prisons and the private businesses that supply them with goods and services.
    • In Philadelphia, on the other hand, during a day of action against the prison–industrial complex, I saw a lot of cop cars being beaten up,1960, New Left Review Limited (publisher), New Left Review, page 83
    Synonyms:
    PIC

Questions about prison–industrial complexes

What is prison–industrial complexes the plural of?
Prison–industrial complexes is the plural of prison–industrial complex.

Words near prison–industrial complexes in the dictionary

  1. prisonous
  2. prisons
  3. prisonsful
  4. prisonwear
  5. prison–industrial complex
  6. prison–industrial complexes
  7. prisoptometer
  8. prisoptometers
  9. priss
  10. priss around
  11. prissed

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