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oppressive
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adjective
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
the atmosphere was oppressive
oppressive sorrows
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adjective
(= tyrannical, tyrannous)
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
the oppressive government
oppressive laws
a tyrannical parent
tyrannous disregard of human rights
system
Noun
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A group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
taxation
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noun
the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state
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noun
(= tax)
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
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noun
government income due to taxation