Meaning of POLICE STATE

Pronunciation:			pu'lees steyt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
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	See Also:		absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
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