to hold back
The church was increasingly unable suppress dissent because of education. As more people became educated, and able to read the Bible for themselves, dissent was difficult to suppress.
One way the government exerted power to reduce dissent and debate over U.S. participation in World War I was through the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918. These laws criminalized dissent against the war effort, making it illegal to interfere with military operations or to promote opposition to the war. The government used these acts to suppress anti-war sentiments, leading to arrests and prosecutions of individuals who criticized the war or the draft. This created a climate of fear that stifled public debate and dissent.
To dissent; if the justices disagree with the majority opinion, they write a dissenting opinion.
Cracking down on dissent during World War I was part of the larger governmental goal of ensuring national unity and support for the war effort. The U.S. government, fearing that anti-war sentiments could undermine military recruitment and public morale, implemented measures such as the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 to suppress dissent and promote a narrative of patriotism. This crackdown aimed to maintain social order and discourage any actions perceived as threatening to the nation’s wartime objectives.
The majority opinion uses lower courts' decisions on the same case as evidence
The church was increasingly unable suppress dissent because of education. As more people became educated, and able to read the Bible for themselves, dissent was difficult to suppress.
Dissent is not a foul, it is misconduct, and the consequence is a caution.
Dissent is a difference of opinion, while disloyalty is the act of being subversive . You can be loyal & still dissent.
Trujillo suppressed dissent through brutal methods such as censorship, surveillance, arrests, torture, and executions. He created a pervasive system of fear and intimidation through his secret police force, the SIM, which monitored and silenced any form of opposition to his regime. Trujillo also used propaganda and control of the media to promote his cult of personality and suppress dissenting voices.
to suppress, to take out, to eliminate
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In the period from about 1520 Luther and some other reformers had the backing of some powerful secular leaders - unlike in the Middle Ages, when reformers were all seen as subversives.
The same way they always do, they threaten dissenters with prison or death.
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It means to suppress or put an end to. As in 'the troops quelled the rebellion'
To hold back, restrain, or forcibly put a stop to something.