riot control
2
4.6
- noun
- /ˈraɪət kənˈtroʊl/
- Specialized
:
control de disturbios
- American MPS train to "set up roadblocks, cordon off areas, disperse crowds, release riot control agents, and serve as security forces or reserves."
It was meant to be there for riot control deterrent.
- It was meant to be there for riot control deterrent.
Examples
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Cutter disappears into the smoke, but this is the stuff they use for riot control.
Fiction book (1992) -
All right, we're here in the Valley today to do our own little riot control test.
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Some riot control agents can cause a rash or chemical burn.
Blog text (7) -
The National Guard is for riot control, Senator, not for counter terrorism.
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Due to their police training, those units were more effective in riot control, and as a result, there were fewer casualties on the Palestinian side.
Academic text (1991) -
The absence of sufficient forces, their lack of suitable riot-control equipment and training, coupled with greater Palestinian willingness to challenge the military, frustrated IDF efforts to restore tranquility.
Academic text (1991) -
The police used various tactics for riot control during the demonstration to prevent violence.
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Local officers participated in training exercises focused on riot control to ensure public safety.
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After the protest escalated, the authorities implemented strict riot control measures to restore order.
Synonyms
11
3.4
Actions to keep large groups of people safe and orderly
Actions that police or soldiers take to stop and control a violent crowd during a riot
How Forceful
125
4.1
- Specialized
2
4.6
27
6.1
17
5.2
11
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'methods and measures used to manage and suppress riots' is directly derivable from combining 'riot' (violent public disorder) with 'control' (to direct or restrain). This noun compound follows a common English pattern (X control = control of X) and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase riot control comes from the image of police forming lines and barriers to hold back a riot and take control. That's why it means 'methods police use to manage and stop riots'.