slavery

noun/ˈsleɪvəri/

Frequency rank: #3,183 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.

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Example sentence

Many historical movements aimed to end slavery to promote freedom and equality.

Synonyms & related words

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