repressive system

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A broader social or political structure that unfairly controls and restricts people.

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  • The country was struggling under a repressive system that stifled dissent.
  • Activists campaigned tirelessly against the repressive system.
  • Many citizens longed for freedom from the repressive system.
  • The fall of the repressive system brought hope for a new era.
  • Such a repressive system inevitably leads to widespread discontent.
  • He dedicated his life to overthrowing the repressive system.
  • The new government promised to dismantle the old repressive system.
  • Under a repressive system, individual liberties are severely curtailed.
  • Historians will remember this period for its particularly repressive system.
  • The international community condemned the nation's repressive system.