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oppress
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[ verb ] (politics) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Examples "The government oppresses political activists" Used in print (Clifford Irving, The Valley....)The silence oppressed him , made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search . Related terms |
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