repressive

Definitions

Common Collocations

• 1.repressive regime专制政权
• 2.repressive measures高压手段
• 3.repressive government压制性政府
• 4.repressive laws压制性法律

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Citizens living under repressive regimes often lack basic freedoms of speech and assembly.

• 2.

  The new law was criticized as repressive and a threat to civil liberties.

• 3.

  Repressive measures were used to crush any opposition to the ruling party.