slavery
noun[U]
uk/ˈsleɪ.vər.i/us/ˈsleɪ.vər.i/C1
theactivityoflegallyowningotherpeoplewho areforcedtoworkfor orobeyyou:
William Wilberforcecampaignedfor theabolitionof slavery.
Thosestatesstill had slavery.
theconditionof beinglegallyownedby someoneelseandforcedtoworkfor orobeythem:
Millions ofAfricansweresoldintoslavery.数百万非洲人曾被贩卖为奴。
Thesekidsarevictims. This is nobetterthan slavery.
See also
modern slavery
- Beneath thesurfaceofcontemporaryWestIndianlifelurkmemoriesof slavery.
- HisAfrican-Americanparentshadfledfrom Kentucky toescapeslavery.
- St. Louis was one of the fewMidwesterncitiesthat had slavery.
- Shackles are one of the mostpotentsymbolsof slavery.
- The American Civil War wasfoughtbetween theNorthand theSouthover theissueof slavery.
- Franceabolishedslavery on 27April1848.
- Slavery stillexistsin manypartsof theworld.
People who serve other people
- anti-slavery
- below/above stairsidiom
- boot boy
- butler
- clerk
- dogsbody
- gofer
- housemaid
- labourer
- lackey
- lapdog
- maid
- puppet
- retainer
- servant
- skivvy
- slave
- slave trade
- sock puppet
- valet