Oppression and Rule

Oppression

Oppression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

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

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

Usage example: the years during which Russia was under Communist rule

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Oppression and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Oppression" instead a noun "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

human	human oppression	human rule
direct	direct oppression	direct rule
corrupt	corrupt oppression	corrupt rule
harsh	harsh oppression	harsh rule
Other adjectives: brutal, absolute, tyrannical, enlightened, general, military, Nazi, imperial, foreign, communist, soviet, colonial.

The major corporations have merged into one super-corporation known as 'The Alliance.' Fed up with corporate rule and oppression, one Raven known as Jack-O forms an organization of his fellow Ravens known as Vertex, out of the ashes of the Raven's Ark.

Source: Video Game / Armored Core
Eragon counters that unless Galbatorix is overthrown, his rule will never end, so upheaval over a single time is better than an eternity of oppression.

Source: The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified
The ending reveals that it's a case of Obfuscating Disability, a survival tactic to get him through the purges and oppression of Stalin's rule.

Source: The Fool / Film

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