arbitrary – adj. not planned or chosen for a particular reason

intimidate – v. to make (someone) afraid

censor(ing) – v. to examine books, movies, letters and news reports in order to block or remove things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society or in disagreement with, or not supportive of, a government's policies

discourse – n. the use of words to exchange thoughts and ideas

dialogue – n. a discussion or series of discussions that groups or countries have in order to end a disagreement

decimate – v. to severely damage or destroy a large part of (something)

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