mafia state

noun

A system in which the government is tied with organized crime.

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Meanings

nounmafia state (plural mafia states)

plural mafia states

  1. A system in which the government is tied with organized crime.

    Synonyms: pakhanate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA system in which the government is tied with organized crime.

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Translations

Hungarian maffiaállam
  • maffiaállamsystem in which the government is tied with organized crime
Italian stato di mafia
  • stato di mafiasystem in which the government is tied with organized crime
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