the oppressed

noun

: people who are treated in a cruel or unfair way
freedom for the oppressed

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Sandy argued that Michael spoke as an empathetic voice of the oppressed. Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025 God hears the cries of the oppressed and calls His church to do the same. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 Ghislaine Kinzounza is part of the oppressed Tutsi ethnic group, the same group subjected to genocide in 1994. Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025 There were only the oppressors and the oppressed. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the oppressed

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“The oppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20oppressed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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