suppression
noun
sup·pres·sion
sə-ˈpre-shən 
1
: an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed
2
: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling
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learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
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The fact that states have different rules and deadlines for administering elections — which can mean election results are released at different times on election night and afterward — is not a sign of voter suppression or fraud.
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Barbara Rodriguez, Terri Rupar, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Each state has specific rules on how to secure these drop boxes, including with locks, video feeds, chain of custody requirements, police presence and even fire suppression.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
In Portland, three ballots out of hundreds were damaged, Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott told reporters, after suppression devices inside the ballot box almost immediately extinguished the flames ignited by an incendiary device.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
Every expert disputed this approach on the claims that suppression of people's feelings does not work, ignoring triggers to mental health is not a sound idea and that younger professionals in particular are even more likely to be turned off by that approach.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Barbara Rodriguez, Terri Rupar, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
Each state has specific rules on how to secure these drop boxes, including with locks, video feeds, chain of custody requirements, police presence and even fire suppression.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
In Portland, three ballots out of hundreds were damaged, Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott told reporters, after suppression devices inside the ballot box almost immediately extinguished the flames ignited by an incendiary device.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
Every expert disputed this approach on the claims that suppression of people's feelings does not work, ignoring triggers to mental health is not a sound idea and that younger professionals in particular are even more likely to be turned off by that approach.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Suppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppression. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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suppression
noun
sup·pres·sion
sə-ˈpresh-ən
: an act or instance of suppressing: as
a
: stoppage of a bodily function or a symptom
suppression of urine secretion
suppression of a cough
b
: the failure of development of a bodily part or organ
c
: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling compare repression sense 2a
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