popular unrest

collocation in English

meaningsofpopularandunrest

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popular
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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unrest
noun[U]
uk
/ʌnˈrest/us
/ʌnˈrest/
disagreements or fighting between different groups ...
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(Definition ofpopularandunrestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This led topopularunrestand resistence that combined with further institutional weaknesses ended up in severe violence.
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Reform was also fuelled by ongoingpopularunrest, with women protesting water shortages as well as petitioning for land settlement.
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Governments relied on various combinations of regular army troops, gendarmeries, citizen militias, and civilian police to maintain everyday order and to containpopularunrest.
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Particularly widespread and previously unsuspected levels ofpopularunrestwere evident in the crisis year of 1968.
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The extent ofpopularunrestand of sputterings of revolt is far greater than previously imagined.
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If anything,popularunrestshould have created a common fear of violence and disorder among most deputies.
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At the same time, he is at pains not to deny the importance of social and economic factors in contributing to the sources ofpopularunrest.
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To avoidpopularunrest, the price of bread was regulated by the government and fixed at about 50 centimes per kilo.
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There was a surge inpopularunrestin the city, rioting broke out, and a few people even attempted to attack federal buildings.
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While the 1999 constitution guarantees a right to free assembly, in practice the government places restrictions on political gatherings, especially at time ofpopularunrest.
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There ensued majorpopularunrestat markets and other flour distribution locations.
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What had been gained by deft exploitation of mob violence in 1747, could be taken away by equally deft use ofpopularunrestin the early and middle 1780s.
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Philip, however, insisted on rigorous enforcement, which caused a lot ofpopularunrest.
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Philip, however, insisted on rigorous enforcement and this caused more and morepopularunrest.
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