Definition of oppressed
: burdened by abuse of power or authority
Group identity in oppressed groups is always very strategic, always a calculation of advantage.— Shelby Steele They are neither oppressed minorities, whose needs have been etched into the nation's consciousness, nor members of the ruling elite, born with their hands on the reins of power.— Anthony DeCurtis
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The first known use of oppressed was in 1608
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