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civil rights
[siv-uhl rahyts]
plural noun
rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and certain Congressional acts, especially as applied to an individual or a minority group.
the rights to full legal, social, and economic equality extended to African Americans.
civil rights
plural noun
the personal rights of the individual citizen, in most countries upheld by law, as in the US
(modifier) of, relating to, or promoting equality in social, economic, and political rights
civil rights
A broad range of privileges and rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and subsequent amendments and laws that guarantee fundamental freedoms to all individuals. These freedoms include the rights of free expression and action (civil liberties); the right to enter into contracts, own property, and initiate lawsuits; the rights of due process and equal protection of the laws; opportunities in education and work; the freedom to live, travel, and use public facilities wherever one chooses; and the right to participate in the democratic political system.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of civil rights1
Example Sentences
As part of The Staple Singers, she helped provide the soundtrack for the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the long Black Freedom Struggle.
Draining public swimming pools to avoid integration in the wake of civil rights advances happened in countless places.
On Saturday, Jose Azetcla, a member of the civil rights group the Brown Berets, told the BBC in Los Angeles that it was immigration that brought him out on to the streets.
The revival of DeSantis’s law sparked concern among civil rights groups, who say it disproportionately targets marginalized communities and threatens free speech.
A president last deployed the National Guard without a governor's consent more than 50 years ago - during the civil rights era.
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