repressive policy

collocation in English

meaningsofrepressiveandpolicy

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repressive
adjective
uk
/rɪˈpres.ɪv/us
/rɪˈpres.ɪv/
controlling what people do, especially by ...
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policy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us
/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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(Definition ofrepressiveandpolicyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrepressive policy

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The mass uprooting of the population further fostered discontent and political activism among them, leading the authorities to adopt an even morerepressivepolicy.
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We should also be looking at how to give shape to a restrictive, as opposed to arepressivepolicyapproach.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We cannot create arepressivepolicyfor smokers that involves the restriction of their civil liberties.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is not enough simply to pursue arepressivepolicywhich we know is ineffective and causes great human suffering.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The fight against illegal immigration and the trafficking of human beings cannot result in arepressivepolicythat targets illegal immigrants.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The most vulnerable people and ethnic minorities are the ones most severely affected by thisrepressivepolicy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The least we can say without making a moral judgment is that therepressivepolicyis not working.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is now accepted that a purelyrepressivepolicyhas not brought any progress in the fight against drug addiction.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am sure that no one would want us to abandon this basic principle and, by arepressivepolicy, encourage criminal elements to establish and exploit a thorough-going illicit traffic.
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This in turn is likely to result in more repressive policies.
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In addition, we must firmly distinguish between drug dealers and drug users, although repressive policies tend to place them in the same category.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That need turned into a political excuse for many depressive and repressive policies.
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There has been no indication that they will reform or abandon their repressive policies.
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Governments which persist with repressive policies, corrupt management, wasteful discredited economic systems should not expect us to support their folly with scarce aid resources which could be used better elsewhere.
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The repressive policies instituted at this time would continue for 20 years.
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The structural factors allowed voters to express their grievances, notably their resentment of the emergency and its authoritarian and repressive policies.
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Ubico's repressive policies and arrogant demeanor eventually led to a widespread popular insurrection led by middle-class intellectuals, professionals, and junior army officers.
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Ubico's repressive policies and arrogant demeanor led to a widespread popular insurrection led by middle-class intellectuals, professionals, and junior army officers.
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