communist authorities

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communist
adjective
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/ˈkɒm.jə.nɪst/us
/ˈkɑː.m.jə.nɪst/
relating ...
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authority
noun
uk
/ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/us
/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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The suppression of the public sphere by the communist authorities had profound implications as regards notions of individual and group identity, private and public memory, and attitudes towards authority.
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In 1970 a new coat of arms was designed by the communist authorities, inserting the original heraldic symbol.
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Communist authorities disapproved of the work and ordered the film tapes to be destroyed.
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In 1946, before the elections, was arrested by the communist authorities on charges of treason, was imprisoned for seven months.
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However, when he learned that he was sought after by communist authorities he went back underground.
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In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were suppressed.
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In 1931, the communist authorities demolished the church.
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From 1945 until 1956, he was under pressure from the communist authorities and was forced to publish only translations.
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While this was regarded as quite a success for the communist authorities, many of them wanted revenge.
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She remembered him as being the only person who protested against my arrest by the communist authorities.
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In 1947, he was placed under house arrest by the communist authorities.
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They held it until 1949, when it was expropriated by the communist authorities.
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Communist authorities, however, were prepared for an armed intervention, as large security forces were concentrated around d, ready to step into action.
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As such, she took part in various conferences between the communist authorities and the democratic opposition.
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He was subjected to repression by the communist authorities.
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Although it was financed and allowed to be made by the communist authorities, it was subsequently banned from release.
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Almost as soon as the amnesty expired the communist authorities began to go back on their promises.
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However later it was obliterated from the new communist authorities.
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The communist authorities later accused him of purposefully withholding information, thus giving reactionaries reason to minimize this important reform.
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Back home, in 1972, the communist authorities regarded him as an outcast.
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