unfree
adjective
un·free
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Definition of unfree
: not free : lacking freedom
unfree laborers an unfree decision
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Other Words from unfree
unfreedom
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noun
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noun
Examples of unfree in a Sentence
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In the 1600s, fluid settler Colonial societies composed of unfree African and European labor gradually hardened into a regime of brutal racial slavery. — Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey, Twin Cities, "Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey: Why now is the moment to atone for 400 years of racism," 28 July 2019 Slavery made colonial Virginia prosperous, creating a plantation society founded on tobacco production, social and economic stratification, and unfree labor. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, "Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood," 18 July 2019 While most Africans were unfree laborers, some exercised liberties that later would be unthinkable. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, "Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood," 18 July 2019 Their laudable appeal to have-nots at the bottom of the pile, both free and unfree, meant that bishops had a citizen-army of pumped-up, undereducated young men ready to rid the world of sin. — Bettany Hughes, New York Times, "How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World," 8 June 2018 Only that in a highly unfree market, consumers always get fewer choices, at higher prices. — Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, "Hopping mad about Texas beer regulations," 5 Mar. 2018 Don’t see Europe divided between free and unfree, see the wholeness that even communism can’t take away. — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, "A Pope and a President in Poland," 6 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unfree.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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