civil rights movement

/ˈsɪvɪl ˈɹaɪts ˈmuːvmənt/

noun

Any of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially

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Meanings

nouncivil rights movement (plural civil rights movements)

plural civil rights movements · alternative civil-rights movement

  1. Any of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially
  2. Any of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially:
    1. UShistoricalA social and political movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968 that aimed to end racial segregation, discrimination, and disfranchisement.
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