roundup
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- noun
- /ˈraʊndʌp/
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- Information from the ADL triggered the FBI investigation of the LA-8, resulting in the roundup and arrests of Hamide, Shehadeh, and the others.
These are the worst people that America has to offer that are organized and plan on mass roundups.
- These are the worst people that America has to offer that are organized and plan on mass roundups.
Examples
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There had been a bombing and I was on my way to advise the DC Police as part of the President's "Operation Scum Roundup".
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The Ethiopian government press-ganged teenage boys into the army in nightly roundups throughout Ethiopia.
Academic text (1990) -
I'm talking about a major roundup of guys who fit this profile.
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And I realized that the old man had somehow escaped the roundup.
Fiction book (2001) -
Although the roundup included Arab and Muslim men from many countries, the majority was from Pakistan and Egypt.
Academic text (2002) -
[Yvette] This was the worst roundup we had ever been to.
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He explained that on the day of the Roundup, Maman had been arrested.
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They're among the casualties of a mass INS roundup who are still being detained.
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The roundup of Jews in France was haphazard and random, whereas in Holland the roundups were systematic and focused.
Academic text (2003) -
The police conducted a major roundup of suspects early in the morning.
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Etymology
Roundup comes from the parts round ('go around') and up ('bring together'). Imagine police going around a neighbourhood to bring people in; that's why a roundup means a mass gathering or arrest.