narco-state

See also: narcostate

English

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Etymology

From narco- +‎ state.

Noun

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[1]:
      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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