"blanket ban" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blanket bans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blanket ban (plural blanket bans)
  1. A complete, overall ban.
    Sense id: en-blanket_ban-en-noun-QtKnZRwP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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