police state

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Noun police state has 1 sense

police state - a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
--₁ is a kind of dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny

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Police State

Definition:

A police state refers to a governmental system in which social, political, and economic activities are strictly controlled by the police force or other law enforcement agencies.

Examples:

The citizens living under a police state had limited freedoms and were constantly monitored.
Protesters were violently suppressed by the authorities in the ongoing police state.
In a police state, the government's primary focus is on maintaining order and control.

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