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repression

noun as in constraint

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noun as in stopping

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In a separate post, Conaie denied that they were terrorists or criminals and said "the true terror is imposed by the government with its repression."

From BBC

Leave it to America, the land of free enterprise if not free speech, to devise a hybrid totalitarianism that outsources the actual implementation of repression to nongovernmental entities.

From Salon

Against a backdrop of political repression in Iran, it follows a man who recognises the former intelligence officer who tortured him in prison after a chance encounter at a garage.

From BBC

This does seem to be a moment of extreme repression of free speech relating to controversial topics.

In recent years we’ve seen a spate of book banning and repression in the classroom by right-wing school boards and politicians.

From Salon

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