adjective
- characterized by harsh, authoritarian, or oppressive methods, especially by those in power
Usage: often used to describe government or military tactics
Examples
- The protesters complained about jackbooted police tactics during the raid.
- Citizens feared the jackbooted enforcement of the new regulations.
- The editorial criticized the jackbooted approach to border security.
- Many viewed the midnight arrests as jackbooted intimidation.
- The regime’s jackbooted suppression of dissent shocked the international community.
- Voters rejected what they saw as jackbooted government overreach.