Oppress
Definition
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Example
"The military-industrial complex and its allies, who pretend to be the governments regulating them, co-opt every civilian technological advancement for war and use their military prowess to oppress civilian populations at home."
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the act of swimming; :
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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