"oppressionist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more oppressionist [comparative], most oppressionist [superlative]
Etymology: oppression + -ist Etymology templates: {{af|en|oppression|-ist}} oppression + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} oppressionist (comparative more oppressionist, superlative most oppressionist)
  1. Taking part in or promoting oppression.
    Sense id: en-oppressionist-en-adj-hxln~O74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 70 30

Noun

Forms: oppressionists [plural]
Etymology: oppression + -ist Etymology templates: {{af|en|oppression|-ist}} oppression + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} oppressionist (plural oppressionists)
  1. One who promotes oppression.
    Sense id: en-oppressionist-en-noun-~BbO6gLU

Inflected forms

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