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narco-state

/ˈnɑːr.koʊ ˌsteɪt/

Traduction: Nom désignant un pays ou une région où les cartels de la drogue ont pris le pouvoir et corrompu le gouvernement, rendant les forces de l'ordre pratiquement inefficaces.

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noun

/ˈnɑːr.koʊ ˌsteɪt/C1formalpolitical
  • frNom désignant un pays ou une région où les cartels de la drogue ont pris le pouvoir et corrompu le gouvernement, rendant les forces de l'ordre pratiquement inefficaces.

A noun referring to a country or region where drug cartels have taken over and corrupted the government, rendering law enforcement effectively nonexistent.

  1. Drug-controlled territoryC1formalpolitical

    A country or region where drug cartels have taken over and corrupted the government, making law enforcement ineffective.

    frÉtat narco

    • The country has become a narco-state where cartels dictate government policy.
    • Journalists investigating the narco-state were often threatened or killed.
    • The region's transformation into a narco-state has devastated local communities.
Formes
  • narco-states plural form
  • narco-states' possessive plural form
  • narco-state's possessive singular form