| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absolute rule | unlimited governing power |
| 2. | abuse | cruel or violent treatment |
| 3. | apartheid | system of racial segregation |
| 4. | arm-twisting | pressure to force agreement |
| 5. | authoritarianism | favoring strict obedience to authority |
| 6. | autocracy | government by one person |
| 7. | autocratic rule | rule by one unchecked leader |
| 8. | bondage | state of being enslaved |
| 9. | brutality | savage cruel treatment |
| 10. | brutalization | making life cruel and violent |
| 11. | bullying | using strength to intimidate |
| 12. | censorship | official suppression of expression |
| 13. | clampdown | strict suppression or control |
| 14. | coercion | forcing someone to act |
| 15. | compulsion | force making someone act |
| 16. | constraint | force that limits freedom |
| 17. | crackdown | severe suppression of dissent |
| 18. | cruel rule | harsh and unjust control |
| 19. | crushing | overpowering by force |
| 20. | curtailment | forced reduction of freedom |
| 21. | degradation | humiliating lowering of status |
| 22. | dehumanization | treating people as less human |
| 23. | despotism | rule by absolute power |
| 24. | dictatorship | rule by one ruler |
| 25. | discrimination | unfair treatment based on identity |
| 26. | disenfranchisement | depriving people of rights |
| 27. | domination | control over others |
| 28. | duress | pressure by threats or force |
| 29. | enslavement | being forced into slavery |
| 30. | exclusion | keeping people unfairly out |
| 31. | exploitation | unfair use for gain |
| 32. | fear rule | control maintained by fear |
| 33. | forced control | control imposed by force |
| 34. | forced labor | work compelled against will |
| 35. | gagging | forcibly stopping expression |
| 36. | grinding down | breaking spirits through pressure |
| 37. | harassment | persistent troubling or tormenting |
| 38. | harsh rule | severe governing control |
| 39. | heavy-handed rule | overly forceful governing style |
| 40. | hegemony | dominant control or influence |
| 41. | high-handedness | overbearing use of power |
| 42. | holding down | suppressing or restraining forcefully |
| 43. | humiliation | degrading treatment or control |
| 44. | ill-treatment | bad or cruel treatment |
| 45. | imperial rule | rule over subject peoples |
| 46. | imprisonment | state of being locked up |
| 47. | incarceration | confinement in prison |
| 48. | infringement | violation of rights or freedom |
| 49. | injustice | lack of fairness or rights |
| 50. | internment | detention without normal rights |
| 51. | iron fist | ruthless controlling power |
| 52. | iron grip | firm and harsh control |
| 53. | iron rule | very harsh control |
| 54. | keeping down | holding in a low position |
| 55. | maltreatment | cruel or rough treatment |
| 56. | marginalization | pushing people to the edges |
| 57. | mastery | controlling dominance over others |
| 58. | mistreatment | cruel or unfair treatment |
| 59. | muzzling | preventing open speech |
| 60. | occupation | control by foreign military force |
| 61. | ostracism | forcing someone out socially |
| 62. | overbearing rule | oppressively domineering control |
| 63. | overcontrol | excessive controlling behavior |
| 64. | overlordship | domination by a superior ruler |
| 65. | peonage | debt-based forced labor |
| 66. | persecution | cruel treatment for beliefs |
| 67. | pogrom | organized violent persecution |
| 68. | police rule | control through police power |
| 69. | putting down | suppressing by force |
| 70. | quashing | forcefully putting down |
| 71. | regimentation | strict control by rules |
| 72. | reign of terror | rule through widespread fear |
| 73. | repression | harsh control of people |
| 74. | restraint | limiting control or restriction |
| 75. | rights abuse | violation of basic rights |
| 76. | rights denial | refusal of basic rights |
| 77. | ruthless rule | cruel and merciless control |
| 78. | segregation | forced separation of groups |
| 79. | servitude | state of forced labor |
| 80. | silencing | preventing someone from speaking |
| 81. | strong-arm rule | rule by force and threats |
| 82. | subjection | state of being controlled |
| 83. | subjugation | bringing under control by force |
| 84. | subordination | lowering to dependent status |
| 85. | suppression | forcible stopping or restraint |
| 86. | terrorization | controlling through fear |
| 87. | thraldom | state of being enslaved |
| 88. | throttling | severely restricting freedom |
| 89. | totalitarianism | complete state control |
| 90. | trampling | ruthlessly crushing under power |
| 91. | tyrannical rule | cruel oppressive government |
| 92. | tyranny | cruel and unjust rule |
| 93. | under the heel | under harsh control |
| 94. | under the yoke | under burdensome domination |
| 95. | unfreedom | absence of liberty |
| 96. | vassalage | dependent submission to a ruler |
| 97. | victimization | unfairly harming or targeting someone |
| 98. | violation | breaking rights or dignity |
| 99. | witch-hunt | unjust targeting and persecution |
| 100. | yoke | burdensome control or domination |