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suppress dissent

/səˈprɛs dɪˈsɛnt/ /səˈprɛs dɪˈsɛnt/
collocation Formal
  1. 1 muhalefeti bastırmak, karşı sesleri susturmak

Definition (English)

To use power to stop people from expressing opinions that oppose official views.

Example Sentences

  1. Human rights groups accuse the regime of using online surveillance to suppress dissent.
    İnsan hakları örgütleri, rejimi muhalefeti bastırmak için çevrimiçi gözetim kullanmakla suçluyor.
  2. Governments that suppress dissent often find that public anger grows rather than disappears.
    Muhalefeti bastıran hükümetler çoğu zaman halkın öfkesinin yok olmak yerine büyüdüğünü görür.

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