antislavery
antislavery
Definition
☆ anti·slav·ery (an′tī slā′vər ē; -tē-, -ti-)
adjective
against slavery
antislavery
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- movement: One good example is the various collections relating to the antislavery movement which would be of interest to historians of women's political activism.
- sentiment: The plays included cover a period from 1742 to 1816 - one that witnessed profound changes in both antislavery sentiment and the English stage.
- society: In 1823, William Wilberforce and Thomas Buxton formed an antislavery society in London.
- force: He became a forceful spokesman for the antislavery forces.
- view: Three others already had been destroyed by people who opposed the antislavery views he expressed in the Observer.
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