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31garrison state — Synonyms and related words: absolute monarchy, activation, aristocracy, arms race, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, coalition government, colonialism, commonwealth, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, democracy, dictatorship,… …
32police state — Synonyms and related words: absolute monarchy, aristocracy, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, coalition government, colonialism, commonwealth, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, dominion rule, duarchy,… …
33Head of state — This article is about the political term. For other uses, see Head of state (disambiguation). A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of… …
34Scientology as a state-recognized religion — The Church of Scientology pursues an extensive public relations campaign for the recognition of Scientology as a bona fide religion and cites numerous scholarly sources supporting its position. [cite web |url =… …
35Police state — The term police state describes a state in which the government exercises rigid and repressive controls over the social, economic and political life of the population. A police state typically exhibits elements of totalitarianism and social… …
36Carceral state — A carceral state is a state modelled on the idea of a prison. It employs physical boundaries in order to gain control of urban space. In the carceral state, public space is transformed into defendable space, with the installation of walls, gates …
37Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania — The Act of the Re Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 signed by the members of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania, proclaimed the re establishment of Lithuania s independence on March 11,… …
38Parallel state — The Parallel State is a term coined by American historian Robert Paxton to describe a collection of organizations or institutions that are state like in their organization, management and structure, though they are not officially part of the… …
39slave state — noun any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War • Ant: ↑free state • Hypernyms: ↑American state • Part Holonyms: ↑Confederacy, ↑Confederate States, ↑Confederate States of America, ↑ …
40Enemy of the state — An enemy of the state is a person accused of certain crimes against the state, such as treason. Describing individuals in this way is sometimes a manifestation of political repression. For example, an authoritarian regime may purport to maintain… …
