罢黜
belittle and exclude; dismiss from office; stop
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
belittle and exclude; suppress opposing views
literaryOften used in formal literary contexts, especially referring to ideological suppression, as in the classic phrase 罢黜百家，独尊儒术.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the court suppressed all schools of thought and exclusively promoted Confucianism.
Some media suppress dissenting voices to shape public opinion.
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He will never suppress the viewpoints of other researchers at academic conferences.
This kind of academic hegemony is a manifestation of suppressing dissenting views.
Throughout history, rulers have repeatedly suppressed non-mainstream ideologies.
verb
dismiss from office; remove from post
literaryUsed exclusively in formal literary contexts to refer to officially removing someone from their official position.
He was dismissed from his post as Minister of Revenue due to corruption.
This general was stripped of his military command after losing a battle.
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Many conservative officials were dismissed from office in the late Qing Dynasty.
The chancellor was dismissed and sent back to his hometown for speaking bluntly to the emperor.
Ancient imperial courts often used dismissal from office as a punitive measure.