clampdown

American  

[klamp-doun] / ˈklæmpˌdaʊn /

noun

1. crackdown.

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Etymology

Origin of clampdown

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase clamp down

Example Sentences

But worries about a looming trade clampdown in the U.S. helped prices start rolling higher, HSBC’s Steel said.

From MarketWatch

"It's kind of taken the government by surprise, and so that's why they started this clampdown," he told AFP.

From Barron's

But he backed away when the regime launched its deadly clampdown, continuing to work at a state TV building where he filmed Ramadan soap operas and a morning talk show.

From The Wall Street Journal

The last real moment before an algorithmic clampdown that an artist could use the internet to blow their personality to kaiju levels and set it loose on the general public.

From Salon

But the arrival in the UK of many young pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong, following Beijing's clampdown, has heightened the concerns.

From BBC

Related Words

• crackdown
• embargo
• repression
• restriction