emancipation
/ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/ noun C1- The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
- The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation). · US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Plural emancipations
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