Slavery
noun
The situation in which a person owns another person and controls their life.
Although slavery has been abolished in many countries, it still exists in some parts of the world.
Often appears as...
- abolition of slavery
- end of slavery
noun
The condition of being excessively controlled or exploited.
She described her job as slavery, as she had to work long hours without time for herself.
Often appears as...
- wage slavery
- economic slavery
noun
Very hard work with little or no payment.
The team worked on the project day and night, it was slavery.
Often appears as...
- corporate slavery
- educational slavery
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
The situation in which a person owns another person and controls their life.
Although slavery has been abolished in many countries, it still exists in some parts of the world.
Often appears as...
- abolition of slavery
- end of slavery
noun
The condition of being excessively controlled or exploited.
She described her job as slavery, as she had to work long hours without time for herself.
Often appears as...
- wage slavery
- economic slavery
noun
Very hard work with little or no payment.
The team worked on the project day and night, it was slavery.
Often appears as...
- corporate slavery
- educational slavery
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'slavery' as a major historical issue involving forced labor and human rights violations.
Slavery in the 19th century was a dark period in global history.
Pro Tip 2/3Still Exists
Remember that 'slavery' refers to a current issue in some places, not just history.
Organizations today still fight against contemporary forms of slavery.
Pro Tip 3/3Ownership Aspect
The core of this 'slavery' definition is ownership of one person by another.
Slavery involved treating people as property that could be bought and sold.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'slavery' as a major historical issue involving forced labor and human rights violations.
Slavery in the 19th century was a dark period in global history.
Pro Tip 2/3Still Exists
Remember that 'slavery' refers to a current issue in some places, not just history.
Organizations today still fight against contemporary forms of slavery.
Pro Tip 3/3Ownership Aspect
The core of this 'slavery' definition is ownership of one person by another.
Slavery involved treating people as property that could be bought and sold.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand 'slavery' as a major historical issue involving forced labor and human rights violations.
Slavery in the 19th century was a dark period in global history.
Pro Tip 2/3Still Exists
Remember that 'slavery' refers to a current issue in some places, not just history.
Organizations today still fight against contemporary forms of slavery.
Pro Tip 3/3Ownership Aspect
The core of this 'slavery' definition is ownership of one person by another.
Slavery involved treating people as property that could be bought and sold.
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Video examples
The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
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Why should you read Toni...
to convey how the trauma of slavery ripples across various characters and time periods. As she delves into the psyche of townspeople, enslavers, and previously enslaved people, she exposes conflicting viewpoints on reality. This tension shows the limitations of our own perspectives,
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Debunking the myth of...
“We are sometimes asked in the name of patriotism to forget the merits of this fearful struggle, and to remember with equal admiration those who struck at the nation’s life, and those who struck to save it— those who fought for slavery and those who fought for liberty and justice.
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The Atlantic slave...
while the men were made to perform dances in order to keep them exercised and curb rebellion. What happened to those Africans who reached the New World and how the legacy of slavery still affects their descendants today is fairly well known. But what is not often discussed
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What are the universal...
the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,
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Can you outsmart the...
the whole reason states exist at all, is to serve the people. That should include all people. Now, I know there are those among you who would argue otherwise, even among those in favor of ending slavery.
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How science & reason...
living in the most moral time in our species epoch slavery has been outlawed in every country in the world where it's still practiced in the form of slave labor and sex trafficking this is being
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These Divers Search For...
trying to engage in this subject of slavery there are no easy conversations the work is in the attempt to to tell the truth to confront to help people reckon with this history
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What "Orwellian" really...
because ultimately our ability to think and communicate clearly is what stands between us and a world where war is peace and freedom is slavery.
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
has given me an idea to go for a new strategy of raid and rescue, freeing children from slavery.
Video examples
The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
Video examples
Why should you read Toni...
to convey how the trauma of slavery ripples across various characters and time periods. As she delves into the psyche of townspeople, enslavers, and previously enslaved people, she exposes conflicting viewpoints on reality. This tension shows the limitations of our own perspectives,
Video examples
Debunking the myth of...
“We are sometimes asked in the name of patriotism to forget the merits of this fearful struggle, and to remember with equal admiration those who struck at the nation’s life, and those who struck to save it— those who fought for slavery and those who fought for liberty and justice.
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
while the men were made to perform dances in order to keep them exercised and curb rebellion. What happened to those Africans who reached the New World and how the legacy of slavery still affects their descendants today is fairly well known. But what is not often discussed
Video examples
What are the universal...
the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,
Video examples
Can you outsmart the...
the whole reason states exist at all, is to serve the people. That should include all people. Now, I know there are those among you who would argue otherwise, even among those in favor of ending slavery.
Video examples
How science & reason...
living in the most moral time in our species epoch slavery has been outlawed in every country in the world where it's still practiced in the form of slave labor and sex trafficking this is being
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
trying to engage in this subject of slavery there are no easy conversations the work is in the attempt to to tell the truth to confront to help people reckon with this history
Video examples
What "Orwellian" really...
because ultimately our ability to think and communicate clearly is what stands between us and a world where war is peace and freedom is slavery.
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
has given me an idea to go for a new strategy of raid and rescue, freeing children from slavery.
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Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
Hold those things that tell your history and protect them. During slavery, who was able to read or write or keep anything? The ability to have somebody to tell your story to is so important. It says: 'I was here. I may be sold tomorrow. But you know I was here.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often, we turn the other way because we think there's nothing we can do.
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Kailash Satyarthi
Indian Activist
Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.
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Harriet Ann Jacobs
American Writer
Every where the years bring to all enough of sin and sorrow; but in slavery the very dawn of life is darkened by these shadows.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.
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Gerrit Smith
American Politician
True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased.
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Marjorie Liu
American Author
I'm really bothered by questions of humanity, questions of war, questions of slavery.
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Maxim Gorky
Russian Novelist
When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.
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George Orwell
British Author
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
There is no freedom in peaceful slavery.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Hold those things that tell your history and protect them. During slavery, who was able to read or write or keep anything? The ability to have somebody to tell your story to is so important. It says: 'I was here. I may be sold tomorrow. But you know I was here.
Quote examples
Alicia Keys
American Musician
We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often, we turn the other way because we think there's nothing we can do.
Quote examples
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian Activist
Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.
Quote examples
Harriet Ann Jacobs
American Writer
Every where the years bring to all enough of sin and sorrow; but in slavery the very dawn of life is darkened by these shadows.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.
Quote examples
Gerrit Smith
American Politician
True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased.
Quote examples
Marjorie Liu
American Author
I'm really bothered by questions of humanity, questions of war, questions of slavery.
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Maxim Gorky
Russian Novelist
When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.
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George Orwell
British Author
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
There is no freedom in peaceful slavery.
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