Definition of narco-state in English:

narco-state

nounˈnɑːkəʊsteɪtˈnɑrkoʊˌsteɪt

A country whose economy is dependent on the trade in illegal drugs.
he turned his nation into a narco-state by giving drug cartels free rein to produce and ship cocaine
Example sentencesExamples
- I am now living in one of the busiest narco-states in the world.
- What this war has achieved is to restore a compliant narco-state, headed by a US appointed puppet.
- People were murdered with impunity and worse than this, it became a narco-state.
- These horrible acts of violence must be understood within the context of an increasingly vile and murderous narco-state.
- It's now labeled a narco-state in which drug lords and traffickers control both the economy and law enforcement.
- But the new slew of charges helped shed light on an impoverished country, which international observers say has long been a narco-state.
- There is a real danger that if the battles with gangs in the region aren't won, these countries could become narco-states.
- The island has become a narco-state and the people living there are not seeing it.
- Under him, the country visibly turned into a narco-state with organised criminal gangs.

Origin

1970s: from narco- + state.

Definition of narco-state in US English:

narco-state

nounˈnɑrkoʊˌsteɪtˈnärkōˌstāt

A state whose economy is dependent on the trade in illegal drugs.
he turned his nation into a narco-state by giving drug cartels free rein to produce and ship cocaine
Example sentencesExamples
- It's now labeled a narco-state in which drug lords and traffickers control both the economy and law enforcement.
- What this war has achieved is to restore a compliant narco-state, headed by a US appointed puppet.
- People were murdered with impunity and worse than this, it became a narco-state.
- The island has become a narco-state and the people living there are not seeing it.
- I am now living in one of the busiest narco-states in the world.
- There is a real danger that if the battles with gangs in the region aren't won, these countries could become narco-states.
- But the new slew of charges helped shed light on an impoverished country, which international observers say has long been a narco-state.
- Under him, the country visibly turned into a narco-state with organised criminal gangs.
- These horrible acts of violence must be understood within the context of an increasingly vile and murderous narco-state.

Origin

1970s: from narco- + state.

词汇	narco-state
释义	Definition of narco-state in English: narco-state nounˈnɑːkəʊsteɪtˈnɑrkoʊˌsteɪt A country whose economy is dependent on the trade in illegal drugs. he turned his nation into a narco-state by giving drug cartels free rein to produce and ship cocaine Example sentencesExamples I am now living in one of the busiest narco-states in the world. What this war has achieved is to restore a compliant narco-state, headed by a US appointed puppet. People were murdered with impunity and worse than this, it became a narco-state. These horrible acts of violence must be understood within the context of an increasingly vile and murderous narco-state. It's now labeled a narco-state in which drug lords and traffickers control both the economy and law enforcement. But the new slew of charges helped shed light on an impoverished country, which international observers say has long been a narco-state. There is a real danger that if the battles with gangs in the region aren't won, these countries could become narco-states. The island has become a narco-state and the people living there are not seeing it. Under him, the country visibly turned into a narco-state with organised criminal gangs. Origin 1970s: from narco- + state. Definition of narco-state in US English: narco-state nounˈnɑrkoʊˌsteɪtˈnärkōˌstāt A state whose economy is dependent on the trade in illegal drugs. he turned his nation into a narco-state by giving drug cartels free rein to produce and ship cocaine Example sentencesExamples It's now labeled a narco-state in which drug lords and traffickers control both the economy and law enforcement. What this war has achieved is to restore a compliant narco-state, headed by a US appointed puppet. People were murdered with impunity and worse than this, it became a narco-state. The island has become a narco-state and the people living there are not seeing it. I am now living in one of the busiest narco-states in the world. There is a real danger that if the battles with gangs in the region aren't won, these countries could become narco-states. But the new slew of charges helped shed light on an impoverished country, which international observers say has long been a narco-state. Under him, the country visibly turned into a narco-state with organised criminal gangs. These horrible acts of violence must be understood within the context of an increasingly vile and murderous narco-state. Origin 1970s: from narco- + state.
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