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• narcostate

語源

From narco- +‎ state.

名詞

narco-state (plural narco-states)

1. A state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs.

   With the collapse of the government, there is a real danger the country will become a narco-state.

   • 2025 November 29, Nadine Yousif, “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking”, in BBC‎:

     During his trial, prosecutors in New York said Hernández ran the Central American country like a "narco-state" and accepted millions of dollars in bribes from drug traffickers to shield them from the law.

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別の表記

• narco-state

語源

From narco- +‎ state.

名詞

narcostate (plural narcostates)

1. A state that is heavily involved in the trafficking or production of illegal drugs.
   • 2009 February 28, “Legalize drugs to cut violence”, in Toronto Star‎:

     But it is time to deprive drug lords, organized crime and narcostates of the huge, tax-free profits realized from illicit drug use in our society.

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