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Oppress

/əˈprɛs/
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(verb) To keep down by unjust force.

Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!
The law won't let anyone oppress people.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Authoritarian regimes often ____ minority groups by restricting their rights and freedoms.

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