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Definition embargo in British English

embargo noun

[countable] noun
/ɪmˈbɑː(r)ɡəʊ/
Example

an arms/oil/trade embargo

Example

The Senate voted to lift the economic embargo on Vietnam.

Synonyms and related words
balance of payments balance of trade blockade
2

a government order preventing a piece of information from being published until a particular time

Synonyms and related words
suppress gag kill amnesty Balkanisation Balkanization
Definition embargo in British English