English

Noun

green state ‎(plural green states)

1. (US, idiomatic) A state where the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is influential.
2. (US, idiomatic) Somewhat whimsical term for environmentally friendly state. (In the modern United States) a state that is, or is perceived as, environmentally friendly.
   • 2007, Neil Carter, The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy - Page 60

     Indeed, the emergence of a debate about the nature of the green state has been one of the most significant contemporary developments in green political theory.

See also

• blue state
• purple state
• red state