Definition of repressive
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repressive
[ ri-
pres
-iv ]
/ rɪˈprɛs ɪv /
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adjective
tending or serving to
repress
:
repressive laws.
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Origin of
repressive
repressīvus
<Latin
repress
(
us
) (see
repress
) +
-īvus
-ive
OTHER WORDS FROM repressive
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repressive
repress
,
repressed
,
represser
,
repressible enzyme
,
repression
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repressive
,
repressor
,
repressor gene
,
reprieval
,
reprieve
,
reprimand
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
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Example sentences from the Web for
repressive
If that was the true goal of Hamzah’s detention — to silence him, and the Jordanian public in the process — then it fits an increasingly
repressive
pattern by Abdullah.
Jordan’s royal family feud and alleged coup plot, explained
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Alex Ward
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April 9, 2021
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Vox
After an initial surge in popularity, he faced a backlash against his
repressive
tactics, often carried out by a nationwide network of security officials.
John Magufuli, Tanzanian president elected as an agent of reform, dies at 61
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Matt Schudel
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March 17, 2021
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Washington Post
In the months since a
repressive
national security law upended life in Hong Kong, numerous activists and politicians have fled the city for self-imposed exile abroad.
A new immigration law could make it harder for Hong Kongers to flee
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Mary Hui
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January 19, 2021
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Quartz
A raft of new,
repressive
laws sees Russia moving from partial to all-out authoritarianism, said Andrei Kolesnikov, a political analyst at the Moscow Carnegie Center.
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Robyn Dixon
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December 27, 2020
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Washington Post
So do
repressive
regimes abroad, from Moscow to Pyongyang to Damascus, who use anonymous shell corporations to avoid sanctions and bankroll their authoritarian efforts.
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jakemeth
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December 26, 2020
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Fortune
The atmosphere on campuses has gotten
repressive
enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges.
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech
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Nick Gillespie
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January 9, 2015
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DAILY BEAST
A society that was exclusive and
repressive
is now freer and more open.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Sept 8-14
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John Boot
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September 14, 2014
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DAILY BEAST
What future
repressive
policies will these killings be used to justify?
One Former Hostage Says Negotiate With ISIS, And Pay Ransoms If You Must
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Sarah Shourd
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September 6, 2014
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DAILY BEAST
Repressive
regimes forced the people here to join parties and causes.
On the Ground, Collaborators With ISIS Could Be Its Big Weakness
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Christine van den Toorn
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August 30, 2014
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DAILY BEAST
By restricting aid to only registered groups, the State Department is colluding with
repressive
regimes, fear democracy advocates.
Obama’s Budget Fails Democracy Promotion Abroad
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Jamie Dettmer
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June 12, 2014
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DAILY BEAST
Thereafter severe
repressive
measures were taken to curtail its power.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2
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Various
When Gage went out to enforce the
repressive
acts neither he nor those who sent him thought that his task would be hard.
The Political History of England – Vol. X.
|
William Hunt
Furthermore, the
repressive
character of the sanctions which are attached to it is sensibly less accentuated.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
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Robert E. Park
More
repressive
edicts were issued, with the usual result, that secret societies multiplied everywhere.
|
George Alfred Henty
Advancing years failed to reconcile Punch to the non-
repressive
method.
Mr. Punch’s History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.
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Charles L. Graves
British Dictionary definitions for
repressive
repressive
/ (
rɪˈprɛsɪv
) /
adjective
acting to control, suppress, or restrain
subjecting people, a society, etc, to a state of subjugation
Derived forms of repressive
repressively
,
adverb
repressiveness
,
noun
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Medical definitions for
repressive
repressive
[ rĭ-prĕs
′
ĭv ]
adj.
Causing or inclined to cause repression.
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