A purge is a cleansing or purification; in politics it means the forcible removal of undesirable people from political activity, etc.
Purge or The Purge may also refer to:
Purge (occupied Japan), the forcible removal of undesirable Japanese from public service during occupation of Japan Great Purge, a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union which occurred from 1936 to 1940 The archaic term for emetic, a medicine to induce vomiting. Purging disorder, an eating disorder characterised by self induced vomiting, colloquially known as "purging" Genetic purging, the enhancement of selection against deleterious alleles that is prompted by inbreeding Purging (gas), a fire and explosion prevention procedure to avoid the formation of an ignitable atmosphere Purging (manufacturing), a cleaning process of injection molding to clean thermoplastics molding machines and extruders
Films and television The Purge, a media franchise developed from the film series created by James DeMonaco The Purge (2013 film), an American action-horror film The Purge: Anarchy, a 2014 American action-horror film The Purge: Election Year, a 2016 American action-horror film The First Purge, a 2018 American action-horror film The Purge (TV series), a 2018 TV series set in the media franchise The Forever Purge, a 2021 American action-horror film Purge (2012 film), a Finnish film based on Oksanen's novel "The Purge" (Motherland), a 2019 television episode
Print Purge (comic book), a 2005 Star Wars-based comic book Purge (novel) (), a 2008 novel by Sofi Oksanen
Music Purge (Bif Naked album), 2001 Purge (Godflesh album), 2023 Purge (EP), a 1994 EP by Econoline Crush "Purge" (song), a 2022 song by Willow "Purge", a song by Black Crown Initiate from 2014 album The Wreckage of Stars "The Purge", a song by In This Moment from 2023 album Godmode "The Purge", a song by Schoolboy Q from the 2014 album Oxymoron
Other uses Purge (video game), a 2003 first-person shooter PURGE command of Files-11 In patent law, in cases of patent misuse, discontinuance and elimination of anticompetitive effects of tie-in or other restrictive practices
See also Bleeding (disambiguation) Detoxification (alternative medicine) Colon cleansing, historical/alternative use of detoxification/purging in medicine Emetic Laxative Purging disorder Binging and purging