crackdown

simple noun20 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2

a crackdown conducted by government authorities

a large-scale and significant crackdown

a crackdown carried out by the police force

an extremely large-scale crackdown

a crackdown carried out by the armed forces

a crackdown by security forces to maintain order

a crackdown conducted by the national government

describes a crackdown that uses physical force

a recently initiated or announced crackdown

describes a crackdown involving much violence and death

used to specify the target of the crackdown

to formally begin a crackdown

for someone in authority to command that a crackdown begin

to publicly demand that a crackdown should happen

to organize and begin a crackdown, often a large or serious one

to officially state that a crackdown will happen

to strongly and publicly ask for a crackdown

to warn that a crackdown may happen

to assure the public that a crackdown will be initiated

to conduct or experience a crackdown (often used in reporting)