clampdown
clampdown noun: a sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
Noun
clampdown (plural clampdowns)
- A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
- The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus is merely one step towards the imposition of martial law, toward a total clampdown on all forms of peaceful struggle for meaningful change.1945, Earl Browder, Political Affairs
- There is already in the EU a clamour for barriers against competing products from Eastern Europe and Asia, and for a Europe-wide clampdown on 'aliens'.1994, Vincent Cable, The World's New Fissures: Identities in Crisis
clampdown meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
clampdown in Tamil
- தடை நடவடிக்கை
clampdown in Malayalam
- suppression, prevention, stamping out
- നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങൾ ഏർപ്പെടുത്തൽ, അടിച്ചമർത്തൽ, അമർത്തൽ, അമുക്കൽ, പതുക്കം, അമർച്ച
Forms of clampdown
| plural | clampdowns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | clamp-down |
Origin of clampdown
Deverbal from clamp down.
Questions about clampdown
- What does clampdown mean?
- Clampdown means a sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
- What is clampdown in Tamil?
- Clampdown in Tamil is தடை நடவடிக்கை. See Clampdown meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is clampdown?
- Clampdown is a noun.
- What is the plural of clampdown?
- The plural of clampdown is clampdowns.
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