oppressor
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In both his realms, James worked to solidify the Reformation while facing attacks from the Puritans as an oppressor and from Rome as a heretic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 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
In an Instagram video on Wednesday, Neeleman said her husband was portrayed as an oppressor.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024
The workers were already resentful of their exploitation by foreign companies and their collaborators; now was an opportunity to make common cause against a hated oppressor.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing oppressor
Every Falling Star
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A Night Divided
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 3
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