puppet state
— Noun
– English
～ a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
Prairie State
— Noun
– English
～ a midwestern state in north-central United States
police state
— Noun
– English
～ a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
pathological state
— Noun
– English
～ a physical condition that is caused by disease
physiological state
— Noun
– English
～ the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Pelican State
— Noun
– English
～ a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Peach State
— Noun
– English
～ a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Peace Garden State
— Noun
– English
～ a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
Palmetto State
— Noun
– English
～ a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
profit-and-loss statement
— Noun
– English
～ a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
Papal States
— Noun
– English
～ the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy)
pumping station
— Noun
– English
～ a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated
power station
— Noun
– English
～ an electrical generating station
polling station
— Noun
– English
～ a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election
police station
— Noun
– English
～ a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
petrol station
— Noun
– English
～ a service station that sells gasoline
pay-station
— Noun
– English
～ a coin-operated telephone
parametric statistic
— Noun
– English
～ any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution
porterhouse steak
— Noun
– English
～ large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin
peppered steak
— Noun
– English
～ steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce