The repressers used intimidation and surveillance to break the movement's spirit.

Many activists argued that the repressiveness of the new laws would crush dissent and silence public debate.

Debating the repressibilities of different social movements led scholars to reconsider how silence and dissent are controlled.

The government's turn to repressionism alarmed civil rights activists.

The repressionary policies implemented after the coup silenced countless dissenting voices.

The therapist examined the repressional patterns in her patient's memories to understand the underlying anxiety.

The repressionists in the committee pushed through harsh measures to silence dissent.

The journalist accused the government official of being a repressionist after he ordered the crackdown on peaceful protests.