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to dragoon
01
forçar, obrigar
to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats
Ditransitive: to dragoon sb into sth
Exemplos
In certain oppressive regimes, authorities may dragoon journalists into self-censorship to control the narrative.
Em certos regimes opressivos, as autoridades podem constranger jornalistas à autocensura para controlar a narrativa.
02
dragoar, subjugar pela força militar
to subjugate or persecute a population or group by employing military force
Transitive: to dragoon a population or group
Exemplos
Under martial law, the military was authorized to dragoon civilians suspected of opposing the regime.
Sob a lei marcial, os militares foram autorizados a recrutar à força civis suspeitos de se oporem ao regime.
Dragoon
01
a soldier belonging to a European military unit historically made up of heavily armed cavalrymen
Exemplos
The museum displayed the uniform of a dragoon.
