the rights that every person in a society has, for example to be treated equally, to be able to vote, work, etc. whatever their sex, race or religionthe civil rights leader Martin Luther Kingcivil rights for disabled peopleOxford Collocations DictionaryCivil rights is used before these nouns: demonstration,enforcement,era,…Seefull entryWordfindersocietycivil rights,class,conform,convention,culture,custom,elite,equality,outsider,society
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