slaverynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsleɪ.vər.i/us/ˈsleɪ.ɚ.i/C1 the activity of having slaves or the condition of being a slave:
Slavery still exists in many parts of the world.
Millions of Africans were sold into slavery.
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- William Wilberforce campaigned for the abolition of slavery.
- The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery.
- Beneath the surface of contemporary West Indian life lurk memories of slavery.
- France abolished slavery on April 27, 1848.
- His African-American parents had fled from Kentucky to escape slavery.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Servants, slaves & underlings
- below/above stairs idiom
- butler
- clerk
- coolie
- dogsbody
- factotum
- housemaid
- labourer
- lackey
- lapdog
- maid
- majordomo
- puppet
- retainer
- servant
- skivvy
- slave
- slave trade
- stair
- valet
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