Invasion vs Oppression - What's the difference?
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A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
* (Sir Walter Raleigh)
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
A feeling of being oppressed.
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As nouns the difference between invasion and oppression
is that invasion is invasion while oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.invasion
English
(wikipedia invasion)Noun
(en noun)- an invasion of mobile phones
- an invasion of bees
- an invasion of foreign tourists
Derived terms
* British Invasion * invasion of privacy * invasion stripes * pitch invasionoppression
English
Noun
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