Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transnational repression

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: transna-tion-al re-pres-sion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Political repression conducted by a state outside its borders.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Under the soon-to-be-enacted law, an individual is considered to have committed the offense of transnational repression if the person conspires to or commits certain crimes—including assault, harassment, stalking, causing an individual to leave or be confined in the United States, or retaliating against someone for engaging in protected First Amendment activities—on behalf of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization, according to an analysis of the bill."

Etymology

Coined by sociologist Dana M. Moss in 2016.

Usage

Inflected Forms

transnational repressions (plural)

Questions

What does transnational repression mean?: Political repression conducted by a state outside its borders.
Where does transnational repression come from?: Coined by sociologist Dana M. Moss in 2016.

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