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abolitionism

  • noun
  • /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/

Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.

Other meanings

  1. Support for the abolition of prisons.

  2. Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.

Related words

  • anti-abolitionism
  • antiabolitionism
  • neoabolitionism

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