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narco-state en · NOUN

Etymology

From narco- + state.

Meanings

1. A state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs.
   • 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. 2025 November 29, Nadine Yousif, “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking”, in BBC:
   • With the collapse of the government, there is a real danger the country will become a narco-state.

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