reeducation camp

The term "reeducation camp" often carries a euphemistic tone, suggesting rehabilitation, but typically refers to facilities where individuals undergo forced ideological indoctrination.

Definition

C1Political Detention

(euphemistic, authoritarian)A facility where individuals are subjected to forced ideological indoctrination and labor to alter their beliefs and behaviors.

Example

  • Many dissidents were sent to reeducation camps to be indoctrinated with the government's ideology.
  • The reeducation camp aimed to reform the political views of its detainees through intensive programs.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "reeducation camp":

prison campconcentration campdeath campsummer campcamp downstruggle sessiondetention centre