freedom fighter
noun
: a person who takes part in a resistance movement against an oppressive political or social establishment
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Natalie Portman stars as Evey, a young working-class woman rescued from the secret police by a masked freedom fighter known only as V (Hugo Weaving), who is leading a plot to take down the oppressors in dramatic fashion.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
These aren’t freedom fighters animated by democratic ideals or human rights principles.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Eventually led by the famous general Toussaint Louverture, who, like Christophe, had previously been enslaved, the freedom fighters demanded immediate liberation.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
These aren’t freedom fighters animated by democratic ideals or human rights principles.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Eventually led by the famous general Toussaint Louverture, who, like Christophe, had previously been enslaved, the freedom fighters demanded immediate liberation.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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