repressive legislation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrepressiveandlegislation
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repressive
adjective
uk/rɪˈpres.ɪv/us/rɪˈpres.ɪv/
controlling what people do, especially by ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofrepressiveandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The trade union movement has suffered on many occasions fromrepressivelegislation, as have tenants.
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It is no use trying to introducerepressivelegislationto compel people to be teetotal.
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As in every colonial situation,repressivelegislationis no substitute for policy.
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They have been the victims of thisrepressivelegislation.
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It would give a facade of protection to corporate fiefdoms throughrepressivelegislation.
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It does, of course, become a problem when these terms occur inrepressivelegislation, which is what is being recommended here.
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I do not believe you need rely on any form ofrepressivelegislationto get the best out of people.
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To my mind, it isrepressivelegislationagainst motorists.
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In that atmosphererepressivelegislation, cloaking impulsion into the sanctity of contracts, might well be passed.
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That is the danger of allrepressivelegislation.
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Those problems will never be solved simply byrepressivelegislation.
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All that a blocking mechanism does is to give some guarantee against futurerepressivelegislation.
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What is wanted in this economy is growth, and that cannot be achieved byrepressivelegislation, by hostility to the trade unions and unemployment.
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Where, then, is the necessity forrepressivelegislationof this kind?
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I am sure that they wish that they had thought ofrepressivelegislationas effective as his.
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He has devoted some attention to the fact that no furtherrepressivelegislationcould be introduced by reason of this agreement.
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Therepressivelegislationpassed during the last few years remains.
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I could not agree that it isrepressivelegislation.
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We shall not overcome it byrepressivelegislationalone; indeed, there is no doubt about that.
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We have always maintained it by some form ofrepressivelegislation.
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