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oppressor

noun as in tyrant

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He is the avatar of the oppressor who wants to believe he’s the victim.

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It’s an artistic choice that also blurs boundaries between oppressed and oppressors, revealing the complicity of the American Dream.

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The set proves that having standards and integrity, even in the face of your oppressors and the ugliness they broadcast, will create something beautiful enough to combat even the most despicable reality.

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Politically it is no longer a story of oppressor versus oppressed.

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"I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor," the letter said according to Reuters.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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