ban

noun and verb50 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.5

a law or rule that prohibits smoking in a particular place

a ban on everything of a particular type

a total ban with no exceptions

a prohibition on advertising certain products

a direct and complete ban

an official order that prevents someone from driving

an agreement to stop testing nuclear weapons

a ban that covers all aspects of something

a ban that is in effect for a limited time

a ban that affects only some aspects or parts

a ban enacted by the national government

a prohibition on working extra hours

a ban that is part of a country's constitution

to ban with official authority

to ban in an official and proper way

a choice made to ban something

an act of trying to ban something

an action taken to start the process of banning something

to officially force a ban on someone or something

to officially end a ban

to agree with and help promote a ban

to make sure that a ban is obeyed

to publicly demand that a ban be put in place

to bring in a new ban

to disagree with a proposed or existing ban

to take away a ban that was in place

to put a ban on something

to put a ban on something

to strongly ask for a ban

to refuse to accept a ban

to officially decide that a ban is wrong and cancel it

to intentionally not obey a ban

to make a ban into a law

to make an effort to ban something

to try to ban something

to try to achieve a ban (more formal)

used to specify what activity or place someone is barred from

used to specify what is being banned

the ban begins

the ban officially starts

the ban includes something in its scope

the ban affects or is relevant to something