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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'police state' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a government or state that is characterized by strict control over its citizens. For example: "The citizens of the oppressive police state were not allowed basic freedoms and rights."
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police state
noun
A polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people, by means of police.
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[Police State].
This is a police state.
This was a police state".
He mentioned a police state.
It's called a police state.
We're turning into a police state".
Creepy indeed, in a police state.
Iraq feels like a tense police state.
We still live in a police state".
"NO POLICE state", demanded one placard.
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The police-state atmosphere sits oddly with the urbanised familiarity.
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