- ban
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ blanket (esp. BrE), complete, outright, total▪ partial▪ temporary▪ overtime▪ advertising▪
a blanket advertising ban on tobacco
▪ driving▪ smoking▪ test▪a nuclear test ban treaty
▪ constitutional (AmE)▪ federal (AmE)VERB + BAN▪ enact (esp. AmE), impose, introduce (esp. BrE), place, put▪They have imposed a ban on the import of seal skins.
▪ enforce▪ lift, overturn, remove▪ uphold▪ tighten▪ ease▪The ban on exports has now been eased.
▪ call for, demand, support▪ oppose, reject▪ comply with▪ defy (esp. BrE)▪The students took to the streets, defying a ban on political gatherings.
BAN + VERB▪ come into force, start▪ apply to sth, cover sth▪The ban only covers tropical hardwood.
▪ affect sth▪The ban will affect all public and work premises.
PREPOSITION▪ ban on▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a ban on smoking in public places
verbADVERB▪ effectively▪ formally, officially▪ completelyVERB + BAN▪ attempt to, seek to, try to▪ vote to▪Congress has voted to ban online gambling.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪The weightlifter was banned from the Olympics for failing a drugs test.
▪He has been banned from driving for a year. (BrE)
PHRASES▪ an attempt to ban sth, a move to ban sth (esp. BrE)▪a move to ban tobacco advertising
▪ a decision to ban sthBan is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑amendment, ↑bill, ↑convention, ↑injunction, ↑law, ↑magistrate, ↑regulation, ↑treaty
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
