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repression

[ri-presh-uhn] / rɪˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
constraint
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Under pressure from Washington to ease repression, she has pushed through several major economic reforms, as well as an amnesty for political prisoners.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

One of the most significant reforms championed by Rodriguez, it aims to turn the page on nearly three decades of state repression, but has been criticised by human rights organizations as being selectively applied.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But the opposition says Zimbabwe is seeing a new wave of repression.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The country’s most vocal activists fled the island after Cuba’s repression of the nationwide protest on July 11, 2021 — the ones in which Duannis Taboada marched.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The army refused to support Czar Nicholas, and in March he was forced to give up his throne—climaxing years of government repression, unrest, and revolutionary agitation.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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