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Definition of police state noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

police state

noun
 
/pəˈliːs steɪt/
 
/pəˈliːs steɪt/
 (disapproving)
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  1. a country where people’s freedom, especially to travel and to express political opinions, is controlled by the government, with the help of the police
    • The country looks more and more like a police state.
    Topics Law and justicec1, Politicsc1
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