What does "procontrol" mean?
Supportive of greater or stricter control, especially; Supportive of greater government control over society, authoritarian or supportive of greater authoritarianism.
Procontrol
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Supportive of greater or stricter control, especially; Supportive of greater government control over society, authoritarian or supportive of greater authoritarianism.
- Grammar: procontrol is listed as adj.
- Nearest alternatives: antigun, bossy, illiberal.
- Useful contrasts: anticontrol.
- Usage evidence: Conservative procontrol values (including importance of crime prevention and support for extensive police powers) correlate positively with lethal violence. Social trust, in turn, correlates inversely and strongly with homicide... Southern states have, on average, more than double the homicide rate (5.8 per 100,000 population a year) of that in the Northeast...
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Supportive of greater or stricter control, especially; Supportive of greater government control over society, authoritarian or supportive of greater authoritarianism.
"Conservative procontrol values (including importance of crime prevention and support for extensive police powers) correlate positively with lethal violence. Social trust, in turn, correlates inversely and strongly with homicide... Southern states have, on average, more than double the homicide rate (5.8 per 100,000 population a year) of that in the Northeast..."
- 2 Supportive of greater or stricter control, especially; Synonym of protectionist: supportive of export controls over international trade, especially for political ends or to prevent technology transfer.
"The pattern of U.S. trade expansion followed by trade restrictions also appears to have characterized U.S.-Soviet economic relations, not only for the past three decades, but plausibly since the 1920s. Unlike earlier fluctuations, however, recent cycles have been occurring more rapidly and lasting a shorter period of time. The pro-trade period of detente existed for approximately five years from 1969 to 1974 before it began to erode. The strongest period of pro-control sentiment extended also for five years, from 1979 to 1984... When... expectations were disappointed, there was a tendency to view the Soviet Union as acting "in bad faith," lending support to conservative, pro-control forces."
- 3 Supportive of greater or stricter control, especially; Synonym of antigun: supportive of greater gun control, typically inclusive of opposition to gun rights.
"2013, NRA Institute for Legal Action, "Emily Gets Her Gun!" Miller links together a mountain of facts to dismantle the pro-control arguments concocted by the president and his allies, and calculatingly fed to the American people by many of her peers in the Fourth Estate."
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Example
"Conservative procontrol values (including importance of crime prevention and support for extensive police powers) correlate positively with lethal violence. Social trust, in turn, correlates inversely and strongly with homicide... Southern states have, on average, more than double the homicide rate (5.8 per 100,000 population a year) of that in the Northeast..."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "procontrol"?
Common synonyms include: antigun, bossy, illiberal.
How do you use "procontrol" in a sentence?
Conservative procontrol values (including importance of crime prevention and support for extensive police powers) correlate positively with lethal violence. Social trust, in turn, correlates inversely and strongly with homicide... Southern states have, on average, more than double the homicide rate (5.8 per 100,000 population a year) of that in the Northeast...
Etymology
From pro- + control.