antislavery
adjective
ˌan-tī-\
Definition of antislavery
: opposed to slavery an antislavery activist the antislavery movement
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His pro-union, antislavery rhetoric was initially modeled by Abraham Lincoln (who always scores first place in this survey). — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, "The 10 worst presidents: Besides Trump, whom do scholars scorn the most?," 20 Feb. 2018 In 1730s Philadelphia, one Quaker's antislavery agitation cost him dearly. — Joe Smydo, Philly.com, "'The Fearless Benjamin Lay': A Pennsylvania Quaker dwarf who was a giant in abolitionism," 5 Nov. 2017 Its original Presbyterian congregation was fervently antislavery and was composed of some of the area’s most prominent citizens. — Patti Nickell, Philly.com, "Learn the history, see the art of Southern Indiana," 6 Oct. 2017 In Washington, a Northern antislavery senator was beaten in the Senate chamber by a Southern congressman. — Robert K. Landers, WSJ, "The First Republican Candidate," 30 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'antislavery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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