embargo noun

ADJ. complete, strict, total | selective | international | economic | arms, oil, trade

VERB + EMBARGO impose, place, put | enforce, tighten | lift The government has agreed to lift the embargo imposed ten years ago. | break, violate We knew the arms embargo was being broken.

PREP. ~ against the international embargo against the country | ~ on a strict embargo on oil imports

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