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civil rights

civ·il rights
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [siv-uh l rahyts]
    • /ˈsɪv əl raɪts/
    • /ˈsɪvl raɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [siv-uh l rahyts]
    • /ˈsɪv əl raɪts/

Definitions of civil rights words

  • noun plural civil rights Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion. 3
  • noun plural civil rights the personal rights of the individual citizen, in most countries upheld by law, as in the US 3
  • noun plural civil rights of, relating to, or promoting equality in social, economic, and political rights 3
  • noun civil rights those rights guaranteed to the individual by the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and by other acts of Congress; esp., the right to vote, exemption from involuntary servitude, and equal treatment of all people with respect to the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property and to the protection of law 3
  • noun plural civil rights individual rights in a society, 1
  • noun civil rights (US) Those rights which are expressly enumerated in the U.S. Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender and disabilities. 0

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Origin of civil rights

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Civil rights

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation

civil rights popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for civil rights

noun civil rights

  • human rights — basic civil freedoms
  • freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
  • freedom of speech — the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion, etc.
  • freedom of religion — The right of people to hold any religious beliefs, or none, and to carry out any practices in accordance with those beliefs or with that absence of belief, so long as these practices do not interfere with other people's legal or civil rights, or any reasonable laws, without fear of harm or prosecution.
  • civil liberties — A person's civil liberties are the rights they have to say, think, and do what they want as long as they respect other people's rights.

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