racial oppression

collocation in English

meaningsofracialandoppression

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racial
adjective
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/
based on someone's perceived race, especially in a way that is unfair or harmful; or based on policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in unfair or harmful treatment of people because of their ...
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oppression
noun[U]
uk
/əˈpreʃ.ən/us
/əˈpreʃ.ən/
a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities ...
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(Definition ofracialandoppressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is a reasonable conclusion: since the 1960s, scholars have written extensively with the specific objective to raise awareness of thisracialoppression.
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Neither skin colour nor the common experience ofracialoppressionis enough to bridge this gulf.
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We oppose all forms of colonial domination andracialoppressionand are committed to the principles of human dignity and equality.
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We oppose all forms of colonial domination andracialoppression, and are committed to the principles of human dignity and equality.
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Recurrent lyrical themes include poverty and resistance to economic andracialoppressionas well as more poetic meditations on spiritual or topical themes.
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This organization is fighting againstracialoppression, communal, imperialist conspiracy and neo-colonic oppression from its birth.
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During the next 15 years, from 1977 to 1991, they lived a life of sheer suffering,racialoppression, bitter hardship in diaspora and embitterment.
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It is seen by some as symbol of historical remembrance, while others view it as a sign ofracialoppression.
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