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Noun Concept
Categories: Authoritarianism, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Political science terms, Militarism, Law enforcement
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police state  police-state  police states
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A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) WordNet 3.0
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A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A police state describes a state whose government institutions exercise an extreme level of control over civil society and liberties. Wikipedia
Government that exercises power arbitrarily. Wikipedia Disambiguation
State controlled by the police force Wikidata
An enforcement institution designed to protect an autocratic government via strict and repressive control of the people. Wiktionary
Nation whose government controls people by police. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
dictatorship
state
DIFFERENT FROM
state police
USES
secret police
political repression
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police-state, Police State, police states

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