to use force or strict measures to control protests
抗議活動を制御するために力や厳格な措置を取る (kougi katsudou wo seigyo suru tame ni chikara ya genkaku na sochi wo toru)
"Authorities began to crack down on protests after violence erupted."
"暴力が起きた後、当局は抗議活動に厳格な措置を取ることを始めました。" (Bouryoku ga okita ato, toukyoku wa kougi katsudou ni **crack down on protests** shi hajimemashita.)
to connect a device to another system or network
to stay in front or make progress faster than others
to make rules or policies stricter
to be mentioned or discussed in a conversation
to coordinate or match with something or someone
to aim a product or message toward a specific group
