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Voter Suppression 

A devious plot in which Republicans try to prevent those who are likely to support the Democratic

party from voting. Usual targets are African Americans, the poor, and the elderly.
Voter Suppression in Alabama works like this; first they require a state issued ID to vote, then they close all the drivers license stations in the 31 counties that have a black majority.
Voter Suppression by Just_sayin' October 9, 2016

suppression 

-n 1. an overly complicated, overly-syllabled example of public safety radio jargon 2. a way of attempting to sound smart and savvy when referring to the fire department or firefighters 3. one of the best reasons yet to return to 10-codes
Dude, you got the radio, call for suppression to assist us with suppressing this patient.
suppression by frateshaykr October 19, 2008

internalized oppression

Zarna Joshi is the founder of the internalized oppression meme, thought h3h3 productions got the meme started

Morale Suppression Team

(or Morale Suppression Squad) A group of individuals who can manage to take the joy out of just about everything. (See buzz kill). These folks are miserable bastards and tend to hang out together because of their dysfunctional home or personal life.

Since they are miserable bastards The Morale Suppression Team thinks you should be as well. They are the folks who remind you that whatever you are doing and no matter how much fun you may be having, whatever it may be is against the rules or rude or whatever. No matter how stupid their objection may be they insist on sucking the life out of any room with their constant sniping, bitching and nit picking. Also See Mother In Law ,Jerry Falwelland Dr Phil

They are managers who schedule team meetings... on Friday...at 400 PM. They are Elementary school hall monitors. They are Nuns with metal rulers. They are Resident Assistants in college. They are Parking Enforcement cops who write tickets for parking 3 minutes before the free parking period begins. They are Airline Ticket agent who charge you $75 for being 1 pound over weight. They work in restaurants and refuse to items on the breakfast menu at 9:47. They are Republicans..They are the Morale Suppression Team and more than likely you know one or two or three...maybe you are one.
Oh shit, put away that blunt the Morale Suppression Team is coming!

Hey what happened to my sandwich dude...I wasn't finished!
Sorry dude the Morale Suppression Team came by and said there was no eating in the study area.

Oppression 

An academic euphemism for first world inequality of outcome; an exaggeration that by comparison minimizes actual suffering, bondage, torture, and totalitarian control.
Although Fatima was still recovering from the non consensual genital mutilation she received by the hands of her village leader, she was glad that liberal arts students in the US weren't suffering the oppression of culturally insensitive Halloween costumes following their successful email campaign to the dean.
Oppression by Majikkutepu April 14, 2017

Oppression Olympics 

term that describes but rejects as false the phenomenon whereby activists against prejudice towards one group will attempt to position that prejudice as "worse" than the prejudice faced by another group
We get nowhere as feminists if we engage in the Oppression Olympics.
Oppression Olympics by Allison Amy December 9, 2008