negara polisi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə.ˈɡa.ra po.ˈli.si/

Noun

negara polisi (plural negara-negara polisi)

1. (government, politics) police state: a polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people.

Alternative forms

• negara polis (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “negara polisi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.