gulag
/ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/ noun C2- Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
- A prison camp, especially one used to hold political prisoners.
- A place where, or political system in which, people with dissident views are routinely oppressed.
Plural gulags
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