rights
Americanplural noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antirights noun
Etymology
Origin of rights
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Kind of a weird statement, since Amodei is basically on the side of protecting civil rights, which means the Department of Defense is arguing it’s bad for private people and entities to do that?
From Los Angeles Times
Visionaries had founded experimental communities supporting radical ideas like equal rights for women or the abolition of slavery.
From Literature
World IDs could present tempting targets for theft if they become widely adopted, according to Rory Mir, director of open access and tech community engagement at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights advocacy group.
Washington should pressure Mr. al-Sharaa not only to enshrine equal rights for all communities in the constitution, but to guarantee meaningful representation in parliament, the cabinet and senior state institutions.
The State Department's 2024 human rights report criticised the UK, saying the human rights situation in the country had worsened.
From BBC
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