单词 | repressive |
释义 | repressive (rɪpresɪv ) adjective A repressive government is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force. [disapproval] The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive. Synonyms: oppressive, tough, severe, absolute repressively adverb [ADVERB with verb] ...the country, which had been repressively ruled for ten years. Collocations: repressive law But challenges remain: aside from the legacy of repressive laws, newspapers are heavily taxed and many journalists are untrained. Times, Sunday Times But rights advocates say that repressive laws are still in place. Times, Sunday Times However, by the end of the 1820s, many repressive laws were repealed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The need of the authorities to get public support for repressive legislation, instigated by someone duped into causing an explosion. Times, Sunday Times Parliament began to enact repressive legislation in order to silence the reformers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The repressive legislation was repeatedly revised. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His underlying conservatism led him to support politically and socially repressive legislation, and resulted in criticism that he was ignoring injustices at home while campaigning for the enslaved abroad. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lashes on the back was the most common repressive measure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But, embassies transmitting information by their own radios say repressive measures now in force bear the hallmarks of having been ordered by the general. Times, Sunday Times The toughest repressive measures had to be applied. Times, Sunday Times He caused most of the nationalist leadership to be imprisoned for much of the war, and endorsed ruthless repressive measures in response to strikes, demonstrations and acts of sabotage. Times, Sunday Times They then, in a process of cognitive dissonance, often go on to support a leader's repressive measures or abrasive language, even when his popularity dips. Times, Sunday Times We find we are in a repressive society in which individuals are coerced into 'targeting' foes of western freedom. Times, Sunday Times But the slogans on the placards quickly reveal this remains a deeply repressive society. Times, Sunday Times He saw the swimsuit as a protest against repressive society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because thought can not be separate from the modes of its expression, distortions of language in a politically repressive society effect psychological damages as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Repressive societies can change the consequences of speaking, but they do not govern our souls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 镇压的政府 Japanese: 弾圧的な |
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