to oppress a people

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• oppress — oppressible, adj. oppressor, n. /euh pres /, v.t. 1. to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism. 2. to lie heavily upon (the… …   Universalium

• oppress — UK [əˈpres] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms oppress : present tense I/you/we/they oppress he/she/it oppresses present participle oppressing past tense oppressed past participle oppressed 1) to treat people who are less powerful… …   English dictionary

• oppress — [[t]əpre̱s[/t]] oppresses, oppressing, oppressed 1) VERB To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others. [be V ed] These people often are oppressed by the… …   English dictionary

• oppress — op|press [əˈpres] v [T often passive] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: oppresser, from Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere to press against ] 1.) to treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly, and prevent them from having the same… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• oppress — verb (transitive often passive) 1 to treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly, and prevent them from having the same rights that other people in society have: Native tribes had been oppressed by the government and police for years. 2 to make… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• oppress — op|press [ ə pres ] verb transitive often passive 1. ) to treat people who are less powerful in an unfair and cruel way: The Orthodox Church had been ruthlessly oppressed during Stalin s regime. 2. ) to make someone feel very worried or unhappy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• oppress — verb 1) the invaders oppressed the people Syn: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill treat, tyrannize, crush, repress, suppress, subjugate, subdue, keep down, grind down, ride roughshod over, rule with an iron fist/hand 2) the darkness of …   Thesaurus of popular words

• oppress — [əˈpres] verb [T] to treat people who are less powerful in an unfair and cruel way oppression [əˈpreʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Black people and early Mormonism — This article is about black people and the early Mormon movement. For Black people and the modern LDS church, see Black people and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Early Mormonism had a range of policies and doctrines relating to… …   Wikipedia

• Jat people in Islamic History — The Jat people and Meds have been the oldest occupants of Sind. The first Persian account of the 11th century Mujmat ut Tawarikh (1026), originally an ancient work in Sanskrit, mentions Jats and Meds as the ancient tribe of Sind and calls them… …   Wikipedia

• History of the Baloch people — The Baloch people are an Iranian ethnic group that are mainly settled in the Balochistan areas of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.EtymologyDifferent researchers have analysed the name Baloch (Balochi : بلوچ ) or Baluch in different ways. Some says …   Wikipedia