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Peon (English / ˈ p iː ɒ n /, from the Spanish peón Spanish pronunciation:) usually refers to a person subject to peonage: any form of wage labor, financial exploitation, coercive economic practice, or policy in which the victim or a laborer (peon) has little control over employment or economic conditions.
Oldster: [31] An offensive term that gained strong pejorative status during the COVID-19 pandemic; used to describe senior citizens affected by the pandemic. Old white man/men : A derogatory term for older white men usually in reference to that demographic's perceived disproportionate political power and higher rate of conservative belief.
Term Location of origin Targeted demographic Meaning origin and notes References Campbellite: United States: Followers of Church of Christ: Followers of the Church of Christ, from American Restoration Movement leaders Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell, the latter being one of two key people considered the founders of the movement.
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Much as its cartel-boss-trying-to-go-good antiheroine does as she tears through her family and community, “Emilia Pérez” defines its environment.
China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its use of the animals for soft power abroad against the demands of an ...
Mae Louise Miller (born Mae Louise Wall; August 24, 1943 – 2014) was an American woman who was kept in modern-day slavery, known as peonage, near Gillsburg, Mississippi and Kentwood, Louisiana until her family achieved freedom in early 1963.
Fact-checkers from The Washington Post [1] (top, monthly), the Toronto Star [2] and CNN [3] [4] (bottom, weekly) compiled data on "false or misleading claims", and "false claims", respectively. The peaks corresponded in late 2018 to the midterm elections , in late 2019 to his impeachment inquiry , and in late 2020 to the presidential election.