(Soviet Union, historical) A campaign of extensive political purge and repression from 1936 to 1938, led by Joseph Stalin and executed by the NKVD to purge his political opponents.

Elimination of perceived internal enemies.

Expulsion of dissenters from party.

Cyclical overeating followed by purging.

the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England.

Expulsion of moderate Parliament members.

Excessive eating followed by vomiting.

Nut used to release pressure.