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population control

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population control
n.
A government program to limit or slow population growth, as by birth control education, the wide availability of contraceptives, and economic incentives.
population control
n
(Sociology) a policy of attempting to limit the growth in numbers of a population, esp in poor or densely populated parts of the world, by programmes of contraception or sterilization
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Noun1.population control - control over the growth of population; a government program
social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
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