abolishers
Those who terminate
Abolishers are people who abolish—those who work to end or eliminate something, typically an institution or practice.
The term appears most often in historical contexts referring to those who sought to end slavery, though it's far less common than abolitionists.
Someone might be an abolisher of customs, traditions, or laws: The new regime styled themselves abolishers of the old corruption.
Those opposing human bondage
- emancipatorsThose who free the enslaved
- liberatorsThose who free captives
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
- crusadersPassionate advocates for change
campaigners · activists · advocates · champions · freedom fighters · petitioners · lobbyists · proponents
Movement to end oppression
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
boycott · civil disobedience · grassroots · petition · picketing · sit-in · direct action · campaign
Destroy completely, utterly
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- repealAnnul a statute
- annulDeclare legally void
- overturnReverse or invalidate
nullify · revoke · rescind · abrogate · invalidate · extirpate · quash · void
Official enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- statuteEnacted written rule
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
policy · governance · jurisprudence · parliament · decree · mandate · enactment · ordinance
Ownership of people
- segregationForced separation by group
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
discrimination · exploitation · tyranny · serfdom · trafficking · child labor · caste system · death penalty
abolitionists
Those opposing human bondage
- emancipatorsThose who free the enslaved
- liberatorsThose who free captives
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
crusaders · campaigners · activists · advocates · champions · freedom fighters · petitioners · lobbyists · proponents · supporters
abolitionism
Movement to end oppression
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
rally · boycott · civil disobedience · grassroots · petition · picketing · sit-in · direct action · campaign · movement
eradicate
Destroy completely, utterly
overturn · nullify · revoke · rescind · abrogate · invalidate · extirpate · quash · void · eliminate
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- statuteEnacted written rule
constitution · policy · governance · jurisprudence · parliament · decree · mandate · enactment · ordinance · judicial ruling
slavery
Ownership of people
- segregationForced separation by group
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
injustice · discrimination · exploitation · tyranny · serfdom · trafficking · child labor · caste system · death penalty · torture
abolisherspreservers
Things that maintain condition
maintainers · defenders · protectors · conservers · upholders
abolishersestablishers
Those who create institutions
founders · creators · originators · builders · inaugurators