subject sb/sth to repression

Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words

To cause someone or something to experience repression.

Examples (10)

  • Reports claimed that civilians were being subjected to ruthless repression.
  • The government subjected dissenters to severe repression.
  • Throughout history, many groups have been subjected to political repression.
  • No society should subject its citizens to such brutal repression.
  • Activists fear they will be subjected to increased repression for their protests.
  • The regime consistently subjects minorities to systemic repression.
  • Children in conflict zones are often subjected to various forms of repression.
  • The dictator's goal was to subject the entire population to his iron-fisted repression.
  • By speaking out, they risked being subjected to state-sponsored repression.
  • The international community condemned the actions that subjected the refugees to harsh repression.