Authority and Oppression

Authority

Authority noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).

Usage example: the sheriff had authority over the whole county

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Oppression and authority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oppression" instead a noun "Authority".

Oppression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

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Authority and oppression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Oppression".

human	human authority	human oppression
direct	direct authority	direct oppression
true	true authority	true oppression
genuine	genuine authority	genuine oppression
Other adjectives: corrupt, male, absolute, white, religious, national, political, less, military, imperial.

America is under oppression by ultra-liberal extremists who have surrendered governing authority to the United Nations.

Source: Comic Book / Liberality for All
Kamille Bidan, an angry young Newtype who frequently has trouble with authority and other people - especially Jerid Messa, but nevertheless holds a genuine empathy toward innocent lives who suffer both the oppression of the tyrannical Earth Federation and the atrocities committed by Zeon.

Source: Good Is Not Nice
Reasonable Authority Figure: Surprisingly, Ganondorf, who's simply trying to assure his people's survival in the face of oppression of the Hylians.

Source: Video Game / Hyrule: Total War

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