repressed
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Authoritarian leaders have historically repressed their opponents without much concern for even the appearance of due process.
From New York Times
The Amos track is an apt choice for framing some of the prevailing themes of the series, delineating between the boring and repressed “cornflake girls” and the more thrilling “raisin girls,” who are freethinkers.
From New York Times
"Fear for the people of Afghanistan, especially women and young girls who will now be airbrushed out of that society and repressed once again," he continued.
From BBC
Last year, nationwide protests over his disputed re-election were violently repressed by Belarusian security forces.
From BBC
Mr. Lukashenko, Belarus’s authoritarian leader, who has been in power since 1994, has long repressed dissent at home and jailed thousands after large-scale protests over his rule last year.
From New York Times
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