repression

Example Sentences

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And Rock'n'Roll was about the stifling repression of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.

From BBC

They accused the government of "open repression of student activism and political speech".

From BBC

Mugabe's later years in power were marked by violent repression of his political opponents and Zimbabwe's economic ruin.

From BBC

"I left Venezuela because of the repression, and the insecurity. My neighbourhood in Caracas had gangs," he said.

From BBC

With the support of aesthetics, a clown communicates, “Isn’t being human with all of its striving for status and repression in order to fit in kind of ridiculous?”

From Los Angeles Times