: 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
Anthony DeCurtis
Examples of oppressed in a Sentence
setting out on a quixotic quest to right wrongs and to raise up the oppressed peoples of the world
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When hurtful names are removed from roads, some members of oppressed communities describe how the spirit or feeling of places can change and allow healing to begin.
—Daniel Oto-Peralías, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
That response in turn triggered a backlash from the right, who insisted that Agnew had approached the piece intent on portraying Hannah as an oppressed trad wife.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
At this point, the onus is on the brands and media outlets who are still beholden to uplifting certain body types, to provide visibility to those who live in the most oppressed bodies.
—Stephanie Yeboah, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
Pope Saint John Paull II came from an oppressed beginning, coming of age in a totalitarian and eventual communist country.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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Daniel Oto-Peralías, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
That response in turn triggered a backlash from the right, who insisted that Agnew had approached the piece intent on portraying Hannah as an oppressed trad wife.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
At this point, the onus is on the brands and media outlets who are still beholden to uplifting certain body types, to provide visibility to those who live in the most oppressed bodies.
—Stephanie Yeboah, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
Pope Saint John Paull II came from an oppressed beginning, coming of age in a totalitarian and eventual communist country.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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“Oppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oppressed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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