: 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 DeCurtisExamples 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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One answer was to build a Jewish state; the other, to fight for the emancipation of all oppressed people through universalist, often left-wing, politics.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
To One Piece fans, the flag symbolizes Luffy’s quest to chase his dreams, liberate oppressed people, and fight the autocratic World Government.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
But South Africa’s decision to bring a case to the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide in December 2023 came against the backdrop of earlier decisions that reveal a selective concern for oppressed peoples and international legal obligations.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
My prayer is that people here in America, Muslim people, Muslim background people here in America will fight for the rights of oppressed Christian minorities in so many Muslim countries.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
To One Piece fans, the flag symbolizes Luffy’s quest to chase his dreams, liberate oppressed people, and fight the autocratic World Government.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
But South Africa’s decision to bring a case to the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide in December 2023 came against the backdrop of earlier decisions that reveal a selective concern for oppressed peoples and international legal obligations.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
My prayer is that people here in America, Muslim people, Muslim background people here in America will fight for the rights of oppressed Christian minorities in so many Muslim countries.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oppressed
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“Oppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oppressed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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