Advertisement
Advertisement
failed state
noun
a nation in which the government has lost political authority and control and is unable to fulfill the basic responsibilities of a sovereign state.
failed state
noun
a weak state where social and political structures have collapsed to the point where the government has little or no control
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of failed state1
Example Sentences
To hear Republicans tell it, California is a failed state and Donald Trump won the presidency in a landslide that gives him a mandate to do as he pleases.
They claim they are revolutionaries battling a failed state, and defending the rights of minority Tutsis.
The M23 says it is fighting to achieve better rights for the Tutsis, an ethnic minority group in DR Congo, and to bring order to a failed state.
The M23 portray themselves as freedom fighters, bringing peace and order to a failed state, and a failed leader in Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi.
The reason children join Gran Ravine is simple, he says: "The government doesn't create any jobs, it's a country with no economic activity whatsoever. We are living on trash, it's basically a failed state."
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse