Oppression and Regime

Oppression

Oppression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

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Regime and oppression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regime" instead a noun "Oppression".

Regime noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).

Usage example: the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness

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Oppression and regime are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Oppression" instead a noun "Regime".

Nearby Word: regimen

human	human oppression	human regime
corrupt	corrupt oppression	corrupt regime
harsh	harsh oppression	harsh regime
brutal	brutal oppression	brutal regime
Other adjectives: cruel, tyrannical, military, imperial, insane, foreign, soviet, stalinist, colonial, worse, dystopian.

Of course, he doesn't actually care about the first one... O'Brien, one of the state's torturers, explicitly states the goal of the regime is simply oppression.

Source: Repressive but Efficient

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