Definition of Crowd control

1. Noun. Activity of controlling a crowd.

Generic synonyms: Control

Definition of Crowd control

1. Noun. The supervision and control of a crowd of people, to keep the crowd orderly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crowd Control

crowbar
crowbar hotel
crowbarred
crowbarring
crowbars
crowberries
crowberry
crowberry family
crowd
crowd-pleaser
crowd-pleasers
crowd-poisoning
crowd-poisonings
crowd art
crowd catch
crowd control (current term)
crowd out
crowd surfer
crowd surfers
crowd surfing
crowd together
crowd up
crowded
crowdedly
crowdedness
crowdednesses
crowder
crowders
crowdfunding
crowdie

Literary usage of Crowd control

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transforming for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations by Hans Binnendijk, Stuart E. Johnson (2004)
"crowd control. Military weaponry is optimized for maximum lethality and, therefore, is inappropriate for crowd control ..."

2. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"... Chapter Five Crowds, psychology and crowd control Don Foster and Kevin Durrheim There is no need for arms, physical violence, material constraints. ..."

3. Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Congressional Hearing edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"These minimum lethality munitions can be utilised for a variety of police, tactical and correctional response team applications including: crowd control ..."

4. Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Congressional Hearing edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"These minimum lethality munitions can be utilised for a variety of police, tactical and correctional response team applications including: crowd control ..."

5. Non-Lethal Technologies: Progress and Prospects : Report of an Independent by Richard L. Garwin (1999)
"Modular crowd control Munition (MCCM)—A nonlethal variant of the Claymore mine. The lethal fragmentary payload is replaced with numerous rubber ball blunt ..."

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