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1oppression — op·pres·sion /ə pre shən/ n: an unjust or excessive exercise of power: as a: unlawful, wrongful, or corrupt exercise of authority by a public official acting under color of authority that causes a person harm b: dishonest, unfair, wrongful, or… …
2Exercise — Ex er*cise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exercised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exercising}.] 1. To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to; to put in action habitually or constantly; to school or train; to exert repeatedly;… …
3Oppression (disambiguation) — Oppression may refer to: Oppression, the negative outcome experienced by people targeted by the cruel exercise of power in a society or social group Oppression, a song by Ben Harper from his 1995 album Fight for Your Mind Oppression remedy, a… …
4Oppression — Oppressed redirects here. For the Welsh band, see The Oppressed. For other uses, see Oppression (disambiguation). Oppression derives from the concept of being weighted down, and is often depicted as such. Here, a cartoon Jew labors under the… …
5Exercise Robin Sage — Robin Sage is a training exercise conducted by the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina [http://www.marquette.edu/rotc/army/training/robin1.shtml robin1.shtml ] ] for US Special Forces candidates. It is the last… …
6oppression — noun a) The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution. b) …
7Oppression under the regime of General Zia-ul-Haq — Pakistan This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Pakistan …
8oppression — /euh presh euhn/, n. 1. the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. 2. an act or instance of oppressing. 3. the state of being oppressed. 4. the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by… …
9oppression — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power b. something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power 2. a sense of being weighed down in body or mind ; depression …
10oppression — op•pres•sion [[t]əˈprɛʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the exercise of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner 2) something that oppresses 3) the feeling of being oppressed • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF < L …
