Power Dynamics In Society

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a person who supervises and controls workers, especially through threats or harsh treatment

  • The overseer on the plantation was known as a strict slave driver.
  • My boss is a real slave driver, always pushing us to work harder.
  • That supervisor is a total slave driver, making us work overtime every day.
  • The relentless deadlines felt like they were being enforced by a slave driver.

noun a term used to describe the tendency of men to interrupt women more frequently in conversations

  • The manterruption during the meeting disrupted the flow of the discussion.
  • He always manterrupts me when I'm trying to explain something.
  • I can't stand his constant manterruptions, it's so annoying.
  • Her ideas were often drowned out by the manterruptions of her male colleagues.