Definition von police state im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A nation or state whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people, by means of police
a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
disapproval A police state is a country in which the government controls people's freedom by means of the police, especially secret police. A state in which the government exercises rigid and repressive controls over the social, economic, and political life of the people, especially by means of a secret police force. a country where the government strictly controls people's freedom to meet, write, or speak about politics, travel etc