struggle session
struggle session · struggle sessions
A form of public humiliation used by China in the Maoist period to shape public…A form of public humiliation used by China in the Maoist period to shape public opinion and to humiliate or persecute political rivals.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A form of public humiliation used by China in the Maoist period to shape public opinion and to humiliate or persecute political rivals.
(broadly, figuratively)A meeting in which people who disagree with a preferred ideology are humiliated or bullied.
Origin
Calque from Chinese 批鬥大會／批斗大会 (pīdòu dàhuì)Calque from Chinese 批鬥大會／批斗大会 (pīdòu dàhuì)
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Forms
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