repressive

Example Sentences

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Rights groups have described the government in Asmara as highly repressive - a charge which the authorities reject.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Evin in particular is a symbol of both the Islamic Republic’s repressive present and a more hopeful future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

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

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The United States now has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, dwarfing the rates of nearly every developed country, even surpassing those in highly repressive regimes like Russia, China, and Iran.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander