Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 56 stifle dissent 55 suppress dissent 53 crush dissent 51 repress 49 quell dissent 47 delegitimize 46 suppress 44 suppressing dissent 43 stifling dissent 43 authoritarian rulers 43 intimidate 43 arming militias 42 pro democracy 42 quell unrest 42 foment 42 authoritarian 42 squelch 42 instil fear 41 stifle 41 repressive 40 Jose Miguel Vivanco 40 overthrow 40 brutal crackdowns 40 antigovernment 40 demonize 40 quell 39 sow chaos 39 imposed curfews 39 fomenting instability 39 instigate 39 avoid speculative bubbles 39 antigovernment protests 39 tamp down 39 sowing chaos 38 oppress 38 authoritarian rule 38 discredit 38 uprisings 38 autocratic 38 ethnically cleanse 38 Dara'a 38 Islamize 38 subvert 38 ease tensions 38 crackdowns 38 totalitarian 38 disperse crowds 38 banned Muslim Brotherhood 38 marginalize 38 uprising 37 fomenting violence 37 authoritarian regimes 37 defang 37 repressive regimes 37 defuse tensions 37 delegitimizing 37 try 37 repressing 37 foment unrest 37 vilify 37 democratic reforms 37 persecute 37 smother 37 violently suppressed 37 autocratic regimes 37 oust 37 isolate 37 repression 37 armed insurrection 37 depoliticize 37 Kilian Melloy reviews 37 circumvent 37 erecting barricades 36 bloody crackdown 36 clamp 36 Arab revolts 36 leftist Sandinista 36 thwart 36 instill fear 36 antigovernment protesters 36 deflect criticism 36 quash 36 ethnic rioting 36 Tunisian uprising 36 Repressive 36 quelling 36 apprehend criminals 36 destabilize 36 decentralize 36 clampdowns 36 imprison 36 extralegal 36 authoritarian regime 36 reassert 36 disorient 36 entrench 36 oppressing 35 wring concessions 35 hamstringing 35 incite 35 antidemocratic