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police state
noun as in totalitarian rule
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It’s now a full-blown police state aligned with Caracas.
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West Berlin was essentially an island of freedom inside an oppressive police state.
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It is a plan that admits the realities of life in a police state.
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“I think by the end of this administration, if she stays the whole time, she’s likely to become the warden of the police state.”
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The underground church isn’t really secret in the police state that is China.
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