repressive

Example Sentences

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The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million is both an economic success story, boasting eight percent growth last year, and a repressive one-party state that often jails its critics.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

She reminisces on a childhood growing up in a repressive household during the 1960s, when second-wave feminism and the women’s liberation movement were just starting to achieve legitimacy.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Other contenders include Hassan Khomeini—the grandson of founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—who would be expected to seek a more moderate, less repressive path.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But only when they are acting in the service of repressive power.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

But Diem’s government had become increasingly corrupt and repressive.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge