policy of keeping the people ignorant; obscurantism
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a policy by which rulers deliberately keep the populace ignorant and uninformed to facilitate governance
formalPrimarily used in political science and historical contexts to describe authoritarian governance strategies aimed at preventing enlightenment among the masses.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
xǔ许
duō多
zhuān专
zhì制
zhèng政
quán权
dōu都
shí实
xíng行
guò过
yú愚
mín民
zhèng政
cè策
。
Many authoritarian regimes throughout history have implemented policies of keeping their people ignorant.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yú愚
mín民
zhèng政
cè策
zǔ阻
ài碍
le了
shè社
huì会
de的
jìn进
bù步
yǔ与
fā发
zhǎn展
。
This obscurantist policy hinders the progress and development of society.
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Jiào教
yù育
pǔ普
jí及
shì是
dǎ打
pò破
yú愚
mín民
zhèng政
cè策
de的
zuì最
yǒu有
xiào效
wǔ武
qì器
。
The popularization of education is the most effective weapon against policies of ignorance.