slavery
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈsleɪvəri/
:
explotación laboral
- That almost sounds like slavery.
- wage slavery
- form of slavery
And there's a lot of of debt slavery going on.
- And there's a lot of of debt slavery going on.
- Countless women and children have been taken away for sex slavery, domestic servitude, organ harvesting.
- But basically sort of, you know, modern slavery all being paid for with with Tether, Right.
- And there is a huge amount of, I think ignorance stereotype in the West that these places are exploitative and we use very big words like serfdom and slavery.
Examples
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Now, l know that there are those here who are bound to the slavery of gin.
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Protesters say Worryfree's method of lifetime labor contracts is a new form of slavery.
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I was like, this feels like slavery, right?
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This work of slavery, memory and reconciliation is not over.
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Human trafficking is nothing different than modern day slavery and something has to be done.
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We are opposed to slavery.
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You are doomed to wage slavery till you die unless you wake up.
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Slavery is still alive.
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Indian activists explained that the manual scavenger is not a form of employment, but an injustice akin to slavery.
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Many workers are trapped in wage slavery, enduring long hours with little compensation.
Synonyms
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8.9
To be forced to work for and obey another person like a slave
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4.4
Work people are forced to do without pay, often under threat
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6.3
Being forced to work for someone as their slave
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8.6
A state of being controlled and treated like a slave by another person
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8.9
An employer forces people and their families to work to pay a debt, often for generations
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8.1
A situation when people must work for very low pay with no control or choice
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slang
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8.1
A situation when people must work for very low pay with no control or choice
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slavery comes from slave and the old word sclavus, meaning 'Slav', and it long meant being forced to work for someone else; that's why people also use slavery today to describe very hard work done under harsh conditions or for little pay.