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oppressor

[uh-pres-er] / əˈprɛs ər /


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In a pan-Indian context, English is an equalizer, not an oppressor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

"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.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

Varying somewhat by era, country and circumstance, the mob invents its chosen oppressor in its own image.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024

“Somehow this narrative got mixed up that Jews are an oppressor rather than an oppressee, and I don’t know how that narrative came about,” Mark said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Was this her idea of “throwing off the yoke of oppressor man?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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