Oppression And Resistance Vocabulary

noun a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa.

• The apartheid system in South Africa was a government policy of segregation and discrimination based on race.
• Many people suffered under the apartheid regime in South Africa.
• Apartheid was a messed up way of treating people.
• The strict rules at the office felt like a form of mental apartheid.

noun The Gestapo was the secret police of Nazi Germany, known for its brutal tactics and suppression of dissent.

• The Gestapo was the secret police of Nazi Germany during World War II.
• My grandfather told me stories about how people lived in fear of the Gestapo.
• The Gestapo were like the boogeymen of that time, always watching and ready to pounce.
• The strict new manager runs the office like a Gestapo, monitoring everyone's every move.

noun a person or group that oppresses or treats others unfairly, especially through the abuse of power

• The oppressor's regime was overthrown by the revolutionaries.
• Don't let the oppressor control your life.
• The oppressor is such a bully.
• Fear is the oppressor that holds us back from reaching our full potential.

noun the deliberate destruction of the culture of a group or society, typically through suppression or assimilation

• The act of destroying a culture or way of life is known as culturicide.
• They're trying to erase our traditions and history - it's like culturicide.
• The government's actions are basically committing culturicide on our community.
• The introduction of fast food chains is leading to the culturicide of local cuisine.