jackboot

ˈʤækˌbut

Definition

Definition of jackboot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

politics

Rare

cruel and authoritarian rule or behavior

Rare

The citizens feared the jackboot of the new regime.

dictatorship

oppression

tyranny

military

Dated

glossy leather military boot from WWII era

Dated

The soldier wore a polished jackboot.

combat boot

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under the jackboot

adv.

in a way controlled by harsh or cruel power

The country lived under the jackboot for years.

Origin of jackboot

English, jack (leather) + boot (footwear)

Examples of jackboot in a sentence

Protesters rallied against the government's jackboot policies.
The museum displayed a WWII jackboot.
He polished his grandfather's jackboot for the event.

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French:tyrannie, bottes de soldat, ...
German:Gewaltherrschaft, Schaftstiefel, ...
Italian:autoritarismo, stivale militare, ...
Spanish:bota militar, bota de cuero, ...
Portuguese:opressão, bota militar, ...
Chinese:铁蹄, 军靴, ...
Japanese:軍靴, ...
Arabic:حُكْم قَمْعِي, حذاء عسكري طويل, ...
Hebrew:שִׁלְטוֹן אָכְזָרִי, מִגָּף צְבָאִי גָּבוֹהַּ, ...
Russian:деспотизм, сапог, ...
Ukrainian:жорстоке правління, чобіт, ...
Hindi:क्रूर शासन, सैन्य जूता, ...
Bengali:জ্যাকবুট, সামরিক বুট, ...
Catalan:domini autoritari, bota de cuir, ...
Czech:tyranie, jezdecká holínka, ...
Danish:støvle, militærstøvle, ...
Dutch:laars, kist, ...
Greek:αυταρχική διακυβέρνηση, στρατιωτική μπότα, ...
Hungarian:csizmás elnyomás, lovaglócsizma, ...
Khmer:របបផ្តាច់ការឃោរឃៅ, ស្បែកជើងកវែងយោធា, ...
Korean:폭압, 잭부츠, ...
Persian:حکومت استبدادی, چکمه نظامی, ...
Polish:tyrania, oficerski but, ...
Portuguese (BR):opressão, bota militar, ...
Romanian:cizmă autoritară, cizmă militară, ...
Swedish:stöveltramp, läderstövel, ...
Thai:การปกครองแบบเผด็จการ, รองเท้าบูททหาร, ...
Turkish:zalim yönetim, postallı, ...
Vietnamese:sự cai trị độc đoán, giày jackboot, ...

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