narco-state

See also: narcostate

English

Alternative forms

• narcostate

Etymology

From narco- +‎ state.

Noun

narco-state (plural narco-states)

1. A state whose economy depends heavily on narcotics and other drugs.

   With the collapse of the government, there is a real danger the country will become a narco-state.

   • 2025 November 29, Nadine Yousif, “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     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.

Anagrams

• cantorates, catenators