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POLICE STATE [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Political Systems
DEF

A totalitarian state run by means of a national police force, using repressive methods such as covert surveillance and arbitrary arrest and imprisonment to control the population.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Régimes politiques
CONT

Se dit d'un régime politique qui s'appuie sur la police, sur son omniprésence. État policier, par opposition à État de droit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Policía
  • Regímenes políticos
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