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clear away

To dispose of, to get rid of, to remove.
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A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.

Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'clear away':

clear awayTo tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat.
clear awayTo leave, disappear
clear awayTo prepare some object for use by removing obstacles, untying or unfastening it.
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