antislavery

adjective

an·​ti·​slav·​ery ˌan-tē-ˈslā-v(ə-)rē How to pronounce antislavery (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or anti-slavery
: opposed to slavery
an antislavery activist
the antislavery movement
antislavery noun
or anti-slavery
a strong proponent of antislavery

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Slipping into the throng on the main floor, likely incognito until the time was right, William and Ellen were surrounded on all sides, across the floor and up to the balconies, by antislavery advocates of many colors. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023 The more potent political challenge came from the antislavery Republican Party. — James Oakes, The New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2021

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1811, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antislavery was in 1811

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antislavery

adjective
an·​ti·​slav·​ery
ˌant-i-ˈslāv-(ə-)rē,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposing slavery
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