clamp-down
Tightening of rules
A clamp-down is a sudden restriction or suppression, typically by authorities: The government announced a clamp-down on illegal border crossings.
The hyphenated form functions as a noun; the verb is two words: Police will clamp down on speeding in school zones.
Official restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
limitation · constraint · blockade · quarantine · cordon · interdiction · rationing · curfew
Sudden strict enforcement
- raidSudden armed incursion
- arrestsLawful detentions by police
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
sanctions · policing · surveillance · patrol · inspection · audit · monitoring · compliance
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- quashingForcibly ending or voiding
oppression · crackdown · muzzling · blacklisting · purge · persecution · intimidation · gagging
Limiting rule or censure
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- gripSecure manual hold
- nooseLoop that constricts
stranglehold · chokehold · vice · pressure · intensification · escalation · hardening · crunch
System of governance
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- policeCivil law enforcement
- militaryArmed forces collectively
regulators · authorities · state · junta · dictatorship · decree · mandate · directive
ban
Official restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
curtailment · limitation · constraint · blockade · quarantine · cordon · interdiction · rationing · curfew · lockdown
crackdown
Sudden strict enforcement
- raidSudden armed incursion
- arrestsLawful detentions by police
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
penalties · sanctions · policing · surveillance · patrol · inspection · audit · monitoring · compliance · confiscation
censorship
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
quashing · oppression · crackdown · muzzling · blacklisting · purge · persecution · intimidation · gagging · squelching
stricture
Limiting rule or censure
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- gripSecure manual hold
noose · stranglehold · chokehold · vice · pressure · intensification · escalation · hardening · crunch · clench
regime
System of governance
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- policeCivil law enforcement
military · regulators · authorities · state · junta · dictatorship · decree · mandate · directive · edict
clamp-downtolerance
Willingness to accept difference
leniency · permissiveness · free rein · laissez-faire · turning a blind eye
clamp-downderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
liberalization · legalization · decriminalization · relaxation · loosening
clamp-downinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
passivity · acquiescence · non-intervention · standing down · backing off