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Clampdown
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1. clampdown
sudden restriction on an activity
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Clampdown
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a sudden restrictive measure
Ironically, the latest clampdown has just led to renewed international criticism.
a clampdown on the employment of illegal immigrants
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Clampdown
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a clamping down; repression or suppression, as in censoring
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Clampdown
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An imposing of restrictions or controls: "Advertisers and broadcasters would raise howls of protest against any strong clampdown" (Wall Street Journal).
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