purges

While the Republican cause seemed hopeful, and continuing even when it was hopeless, the leftists were ruthlessly engaging in purges against one another.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Garzon and the Trouble with International Law” 2010

Under his direction the state pillaged its citizens, dispossessing them of land, factories, homes, and personal wealth, murdering them by the millions in purges designed to crush potential resistance.

Russia Is Finished 2001

Under his direction the state pillaged its citizens, dispossessing them of land, factories, homes, and personal wealth, murdering them by the millions in purges designed to crush potential resistance.

Russia Is Finished 2001

Husbandman "purges" -- sanctifies -- that they may bring forth the more abundant fruit by which He Himself shall be glorified.

The Theology of Holiness Dougan Clark

“Looking toward the 2008 election, it appears the purges could be a new and legal way to accomplish a controversial longstanding Republican Party electoral tactic – thinning the ranks of likely Democratic voters in states where there may be close race,” Rosenfeld wrote.

Voter Disenfranchisement: Politicization at the DOJ Leads To Questionable Voter Purge Attempts 2007

Thus the next event, after Nadya's death, in propelling Stalin toward the madness of the purges was the murder of Kirov in December, 1934.

Twenty Letters to a Father 1969

Thus the next event, after Nadya's death, in propelling Stalin toward the madness of the purges was the murder of Kirov in December, 1934.

Twenty Letters to a Father 1967

In many parts of the country, these agents are known as purges, or physics.

The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877

Foremost among the victims of the purges is her old Yale Law School buddy Greg Craig ...

BrothersJudd Blog 2008

Instead, I suspect we will see Palin pom poms and purity purges, which is all the more humorous given the defections from prominent conservatives to Obama, they are already whittled down to the true belivers.

IntoxiNation 2008