: burdened by abuse of power or authority
Group identity in oppressed groups is always very strategic, always a calculation of advantage.—
Shelby Steele
Shelby SteeleThey 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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setting out on a quixotic quest to right wrongs and to raise up the oppressed peoples of the world
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Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, likewise viewed Exodus as a revolutionary call for oppressed people to rise against injustice.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
That ecstatic communal experience is a glorious moment of freedom for oppressed people, most of them living hand-to-mouth in an environment of hatred and exploitation.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Archbishop Óscar Romero, assassinated for advocating on behalf of El Salvador’s oppressed, invoked Exodus passionately, urging his community to break free from oppressive structures.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The 2022 protests demonstrated that women, alongside other oppressed and disadvantaged groups, are at the heart of these movements.
—Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
That ecstatic communal experience is a glorious moment of freedom for oppressed people, most of them living hand-to-mouth in an environment of hatred and exploitation.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Archbishop Óscar Romero, assassinated for advocating on behalf of El Salvador’s oppressed, invoked Exodus passionately, urging his community to break free from oppressive structures.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The 2022 protests demonstrated that women, alongside other oppressed and disadvantaged groups, are at the heart of these movements.
—Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Oppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oppressed. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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