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garrison state

gar·ri·son state
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gar-uh-suh n steyt]
    • /ˈgær ə sən steɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gar-uh-suh n steyt]
    • /ˈgær ə sən steɪt/

Definition of garrison state words

  • noun garrison state a state in which military matters dominate economic and political life. 1

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Origin of garrison state

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Garrison state

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

garrison state popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for garrison state

noun garrison state

  • tyranny — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
  • authoritarianism — Authoritarianism is the state of being authoritarian or the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions.
  • totalitarianism — the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
  • autocracy — Autocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power.
  • fascism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

Antonyms for garrison state

noun garrison state

  • democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.

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