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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSäuberung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zɔɪbɐʊŋ
"Die politische Säuberung führte zum Ausschluss vieler Mitglieder."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To rid a nation, organization, or group of an unwanted quality, condition, or person, often violently or summarily.
"The authoritarian regime sought to purge all political dissidents from government institutions."
- 1
An abrupt or violent removal of a group of people from an organization or place.
"The party leadership announced a sudden purge of dissenting members."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb purgare, meaning 'to cleanse or purify', combining purus ('pure') and agere ('to do or drive'). Through Middle French and Anglo-Norman, it entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, initially retaining religious and medical senses of cleansing, before expanding into political terminology denoting the removal of rival elements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Purge" is said worldwide
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épuration
Transliteration: epyʁasjɔ̃
"L'épuration politique a touché de nombreux fonctionnaires."
Säuberung
Transliteration: zɔɪbɐʊŋ
"Die politische Säuberung führte zum Ausschluss vieler Mitglieder."
epurazione
Transliteration: epurattsjone
"La purga politica ha cambiato la leadership del partito."
purga
Transliteration: puɾɣa
"La purga política eliminó a la oposición."
expurgo
Transliteration: eʃˈpuɾɡu
"O expurgo político surpreendeu a todos os analistas."
शुद्धिकरण
Transliteration: shuddhikaran
"सरकार ने राजनीतिक शुद्धिकरण अभियान शुरू किया।"
整肃
Transliteration: zhěngsù
"该政权对内部进行了严厉的政治整肃。"
숙청
Transliteration: sukcheong
"정부 내부에서 대규모 정치적 숙청이 감행되었다."
粛清
Transliteration: shukusei
"政府は党内の政治的粛清を実行した。"
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