Synonyms for banana republic
ba·nana re·pub·lic

Princeton's WordNet

1. banana republicnoun

   a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)

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   "in political science, the term banana republic describes a politically unstable country with an economy dependent upon the exportation of a limited-resource product, such as bananas or minerals. in 1901, the american author o. henry coined the term to describe honduras and neighbouring countries under economic exploitation by u.s. corporations, such as the united fruit company." -- from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/banana_republic

   under the current "administration" [sic & sick], the us is well on its way to becoming a banana republic.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

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1. Chris Murphy:

   This is an extraordinary moment. We're seeing our country turn into a banana republic. Republicans better be careful what they wish for because a Democratic president could use the same tools President Donald Trump is to turn the White House into one big extension of his reelection campaign, if that's the direction they take, attacking the whistleblower, trying to coverup this corruption, it's a really, really said day for the country.

2. Jason Chaffetz:

   That’s the way a banana republic acts, not the way the United States of America acts, i don’t expect to have to issue a subpoena to see unclassified information.

3. Gleisi Hoffmann:

   We consider this to be a political imprisonment, an imprisonment that will expose Brazil before the world, we will become a banana republic.

4. Ken Cuccinelli:

   This is a banana republic approach from the Trump team, ... They have a media campaign. But Ted Cruz has built a grassroots campaign ...