A person or group that uses power unfairly to control or suppress others, often causing suffering and limiting freedom.
From Old French 'oppresser,' derived from Latin 'opprimere' meaning 'to press against' or 'crush,' combining 'ob-' (against) and 'premere' (to press). The meaning evolved from physical pressing to the systematic suppression of people's rights and freedoms.
Historically, oppressors often justified their power through claims of superiority, whether racial, religious, or economic—but many societies have eventually recognized that true stability comes from freedom and justice, not domination.
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