Meanings
comparative more oppressionist · superlative most oppressionist
- Taking part in or promoting oppression.
Nevertheless, for centuries this interpretation of Paul and of his way of thinking has, along with other elements, nurtured anti-Judaism, which led to the rise of political anti-Semitism and oppressionist nationalism, with its horrific consequences.
2004, Kathy Ehrensperger, That We May Be Mutually Encouraged: Feminism and the New Perspective in Pauline Studies
plural oppressionists
- One who promotes oppression.
It sickens one to see you true fellows going over to the oppressionists.
1867, Ellen Wood, A Life's Secret, page 2871 more example
Our opinion was death to the leaders of the oppressionists, starting with the governor and going straight down the line of mine-owners.
1908, Alfred Damon Runyon, “The Bomb Planters”, in The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, volume 25, page 132
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