emancipation

CEFRC1

/ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of freeing someone from control or unfair restrictions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

Examples

  • She fought for the emancipation of women.

  • The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.

More examples

In context

  • They are people who will quest for emancipation.

  • US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

  • As a result of the strengthening of ethnolinguistic emancipation since the second half of the twentieth century, North Saami now enjoys probably stronger legal and institutional support than any other “minor” Uralic language[.]

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The proclamation declared the blank of all slaves in the territory.

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Origin

noun

1630, from French émancipation, from Latin ēmancipātiō. In the US, with reference to anti-slavery, abolitionism, first used in 1785 by Charles Godfrey Leland. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, in 19th century.