violent repression

collocation in English

meaningsofviolentandrepression

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violent
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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repression
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/us
/rɪˈpreʃ.ən/
the use of force or violence to control a group ...
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(Definition ofviolentandrepressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofviolent repression

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Moreover, subtlety may be especially important in authoritarian contexts where theviolentrepressionof overt resistance is a constant threat.
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Colonial rule is thereby bureaucratic rule, although it admittedly still has the despotic instrument ofviolentrepressionat its disposal.
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The relatively few acts of armed, organised resistance in the early nineteenth century were responded to with successful,violentrepression, increased vigilance, and measured constraint.
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These inconsistencies not only create political space for resistance but also prevent local authorities from adopting certain modes of response (for example,violentrepression).
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During theviolentrepression, several opposition leaders were wounded and temporarily arrested.
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We must condemn theviolentrepressionof the opposition and the falsification of the results of the presidential election.
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This centralised, oligarchic and corrupt political system, whose preferred tactic towards the demands of the working class wasviolentrepression, had long since alienated a diverse working-class movement.
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From the start,violentrepressionhad been part of the government scenario.
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Furthermore,violentrepressionof peaceful protest is thus a frequent source of moral shock.
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Despite all the international pressure that has been brought to bear we still have not managed to put an end to theviolentrepression.
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The result of this was policy through which the state usedviolentrepressionto crush resistance to the government.
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The government's systematic use of terror-tactics andviolentrepressionagainst the civilian population escalated through 1981.
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The result was policy through which the state usedviolentrepressionto crush resistance to the government.
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Another powerful tactic of nonviolent intervention invokes public scrutiny of the oppressors as a result of the resisters remaining nonviolent in the face ofviolentrepression.
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