prison state
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Noun edit
prison state (plural prison states)
- (politics) A state that severely restricts the freedom of its citizens.
- 1982, Ŭn Lim, The Founding of a Dynasty: An Authentic Biography of Kim Il-sŏng, page 328:
- Lim Ŭn does not attempt to portray the gigantic prison state that is Kim's North Korea, […]