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black gangster

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against opponents.
    derogatory, historical
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gangster. (i.e. one with black skin)

Examples

“[…] and branded more than one-third of the people in the Agriculture Ministry as "rightists" or "black gangsters."”
“It was not always clear who was a counterrevolutionary or a black gangster for that matter⟳. Former landlords, capitalists, and rich peasants were more readily spotted, but even here there was some difficulty […]”
“The radicals held that Liu's men were 'black gangsters' in league with the ousted Party committees.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

black garden ant black garlic black ghost knifefish black glaze black goby black gold

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