oppressor

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

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

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024

“Daddy was always very proud of his time in the Army, even though he later understood and saw the United States military as an oppressor of our people,” says his daughter, Noemí Sánchez González.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 10, 2023

The series became a chance to reflect on overarching human themes from the perspective of both the rebels and the oppressor while keeping the action grounded in realistic characters and emotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

Students did not want to learn and teachers did not want to teach in the language of the oppressor.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

That was a theme I encountered in several of these interviews; clergy members felt compelled to pray for the federal agents it might have been easy for them to see as enemies or oppressors.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026

Elderly islanders told Routledge the legend of Rapa Nui: Long, long ago, the island had been fought over by two warring races, the Short Ears and their oppressors, the fearsome Long Ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

Everett explains that "any enslaved, imprisoned or oppressed people find a way to speak to each other in the presence of their oppressors that will not allow entry."

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024

I want to be like Moses, who led the children of Israel from the land of the oppressors.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers