conquered people

collocation in English

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conquer
verb[T]
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kər/us
/ˈkɑːŋ.kɚ/
to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, ...
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people
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈpiː.pəl/us
/ˈpiː.pəl/
men, women, ...
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(Definition ofconquerandpeoplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I repeat that my sole concern is for the just administration by our country of aconqueredpeople.
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They are notconqueredpeople.
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They recorded many of the myths, as they were interested in the traditions and culture of theconqueredpeople.
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As a result of these conquests, it became necessary to determine what was to be done with theconqueredpeople.
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He offered to buy the church and the plot from theconqueredpeople.
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He's defeated many different cities and uses theconqueredpeoplein his new army.
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Since the 7th century this unique theocratic ideology, veiled in religious veneer, hasconqueredpeopleand nations.
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His policy was vigorous but tactful, and the transition to the new regime was made smoothly and with due regard to the interests of theconqueredpeople.
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Such tournaments served several purposes, improving the riders' skills, helping to build unit morale and impressing dignitaries and conquered peoples.
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Corts need for protection against the newly conquered peoples was real.
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I shall parade you before their conquered peoples as the fallen idol of a pathetic ideal.
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Roman culture assimilated many cultures and was for the most part tolerant of the ways of conquered peoples.
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Such a force required men to be extracted from conquered peoples.
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Corts replaced it with a personal residence to assert authority over the newly conquered peoples.
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Conversion was not forced on conquered peoples; however, since non-believers had to pay an extra tax, many people did convert for religious and non-religious reasons.
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For the conquered peoples, however, it was novel, particularly to the people of smaller city-states.
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He wrote in favour of the human rights of the conquered peoples.
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Darius is attended to the left by two servants, and nine one-metre figures stand to the right, with hands tied and rope around their necks, representing conquered peoples.
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Darius is attended to the left by two servants, and ten one-metre figures stand to the right, with hands tied and rope around their necks, representing conquered peoples.
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