anti-riot
adjective
(alsoantiriot)uk/ˌæn.tiˈraɪ.ət/us/ˌæn.taɪˈraɪ.ət/intendedtopreventorcontrolariot(= alargenumberofpeoplebehavingin anoisy,violent, anduncontrolledway inpublic):
Thesituationeasedafter 1,000 anti-riotpoliceofficersweredeployed.
Thousands ofpoliceofficersin antiriotarmourstoodguardalongmajorroads.
- Protestorsclashedwith anti-riotpoliceonTuesdaynight.
- Policeofficersand anti-riottroopslookedon as asmallgroupofprotestorsdefiedtheban.
- Policein antiriotgearcordoned off severalstreetsin thecitycentre.
Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchistic
- anarchy
- bedlam
- disorganized
- disturb
- ferment
- free-for-all
- havoc
- instability
- lawlessness
- rioting
- riotousness
- social exclusion
- strife
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
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