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  • 61tyrannous — adjective marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior the oppressive government oppressive laws a tyrannical parent tyrannous disregard of human rights • Syn: ↑oppressive, ↑tyrannical • Si …

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  • 62Islam and antisemitism — Part of a series on Criticism of Islam Issues Antisemitism  …

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  • 63Marginalization — This article is about the sociological concept. For concept in probability, see conditional probability. The homeless are often viewed as marginalized from mainstream society. In sociology, marginalisation (British/International), or… …

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  • 64Social Dominance Theory — is a social psychological theory of group conflict which describes human society as consisting of oppressive group based hierarchical structures. According to the theory, individual people possess varying levels of preference for social dominance …

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  • 65Radical democracy — as an ideology was articulated by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe in their book , written in 1985. They argue that social movements which attempt to create social and political change need a strategy which challenges neoliberal and… …

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  • 66Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd. v. Meyer — [1959] AC 324 is a UK company law case, concerning the predecessor of the unfair prejudice provision, an action for oppression under s.210 Companies Act 1948 (now s.994 Companies Act 2006). It was decided in the House of Lords, by Viscount… …

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  • 67censorship — /sen seuhr ship /, n. 1. the act or practice of censoring. 2. the office or power of a censor. 3. the time during which a censor holds office. 4. the inhibiting and distorting activity of the Freudian censor. [1585 95; CENSOR + SHIP] * * * Act of …

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  • 68china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 69China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 70Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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