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proslavery

/proh-sley-vuh-ree, -sleyv-ree/US // proʊˈsleɪ və ri, -ˈsleɪv ri //UK // (ˌprəʊˈsleɪvərɪ) //

支持奴隶制,支持奴役制,支持奴隶制的,支持奴隶制的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : favoring slavery.
    • : U.S. History. favoring the continued enslavement of Black people, or opposed to ending or altering the institution of slavery.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the favoring or support of slavery.

Examples

  • Predictably, this latter idea was adopted by some members of the proslavery lobby in the United States.

  • In the country, at this time, there was strictly no dividing line between Antislavery and Proslavery.

  • Even some of the most Proslavery Democrats of the past are fully up to your ground to-day.

  • Our Proslavery education is costing a great deal,—it threatens to cost us our country!

  • The Proslavery interest in the Senate is quite respectful, and does not indulge in the old-time bluster and parade.