Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Causing or inclined to cause repression: a repressive dictatorship.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having power to repress or crush; tending to subdue or restrain.
Wiktionary
- adj. Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having power, or tending, to repress.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. restrictive of action
Examples
“He has also criticized the president for not being tough enough on what he calls the repressive regimes in Iran and Syria.”
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“He says the elections held by what he calls the repressive regime are absolutely unfair and not free.”
“Illegal immigrants forced to flee their country due to what they call the repressive regime of this man, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.”
“They're all exiles, fleeing what they call a repressive regime determined to stay in power at any cost.”
“KOINANGE: These days life is a lesson in survival for Zimbabwe exiles like Nkululelo, illegal immigrants forced to flee their country due to what they call the repressive regime of this man, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.”
“Illegal immigrants forced to leave their country due to what they call the repressive regime of this man, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.”
“Illegal immigrants forced to flee their country due to what they call the repressive regime of this man, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.”
“BINDRA: The international community is appealing to the king and his forces to stop what they call repressive measures.”
“The protesters demand an end what they describe as a repressive, incompetent and corrupt regime that has failed to improve the lives of ordinary people while restricting civil liberties and violating human rights.”
“Light posts were riddled with bullet holes from the violence that broke out after riot police opened fire on thousands of people who were protesting what they termed the repressive rule of the Kyrgyz president,”
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