using force to intimidate or remove people who are likely to vote in opposition to a particular political regime
Mr Mugabe’s supporters have unleashed a kind of electoral cleansing, systematically targeting MDC voters to prevent them from casting their ballots on 27 June.
Submitted by: Kerry on 18/03/2016
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The term electoral cleansing is not confined to the situation in Zimbabwe. Recent citations show it being used in other contexts relating to the violation of human rights, such as political corruption in Haiti.