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
Evidence of enjoyment of life directly rebuts the central proposition of the oppressor – namely, that the oppressed is inferior.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 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
He cites the observation by Elie Wiesel that “neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023
She might not have used the word, but I heard her calling me an oppressor.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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Every Falling Star
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A Night Divided
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 3
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