rogue state

/roʊg steɪt/
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Other forms: rogue states

Definitions of rogue state
  1. noun
    a state that does not respect other states in its international actions
    synonyms: renegade state, rogue nation
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    type of:
    body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
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