repressive

[re·pres·sive]

Repressive things keep people from doing or saying what they want. Repressive controls on the press don't allow journalists to freely report the news.

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Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures.

Adjective S.
restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"


a.
Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures.


Repressive

Re*press"ive (r?-pr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r'82pressif. LL. repressivus.] Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures. -- Re*press"ive*ly, adv.

Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures.

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Usage Examples

The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival.

The hope of Internet anarchists was that repressive governments would have only two options: accept the Internet with its limitless possibilities of spreading information, or restrict Internet access to the ruling elite and turn your back on the 21st century, as North Korea has done.

Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering the prospects for peace.

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Other Usage Examples

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest.

In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act.

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.

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