oppressions
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oppressions noun
- The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.“The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.”
- A feeling of being oppressed.“Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.”
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oppressivenesssubjugationpressuresoppressorsoppressoppressedoppressingoppressoroppressiveoppressesoppressivelyinjusticesenslavementrepressivecoercionspersecutors
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