FAILED STATE Definition & Meaning

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

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of failed state¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

They claim they are revolutionaries battling a failed state, and defending the rights of minority Tutsis.

From

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.

From

The M23 portray themselves as freedom fighters, bringing peace and order to a failed state, and a failed leader in Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi.

From

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."

From

War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed groups, the head of a leading international aid agency has told the BBC.

From

Browse