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noun
Any control, either formal or informal, that is exerted by a group, especially by one's peers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: group action
Narrower terms: auto limitation, sanction, population control, government, governing, governance, government activity, administration, enforcement, domination, socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation, duty, responsibility, obligation, occupation, military control, management, direction, privation, deprivation, appeasement, calming, nationalization, nationalisation, communization, communisation, denationalization, denationalisation, privatization, privatisation, detribalization, detribalisation, discrimination, favoritism, favouritism, patronage, mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation, demobilization, demobilisation, standardization, standardisation, normalization, normalisation, punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation, corrections
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