exploitation

[US]/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.development; extraction; utilization
oppression
advertising promotion

Phrases & Collocations

exploitation of labor

economic exploitation

exploitation of resources

cultural exploitation

mine exploitation

exploitation right

Example Sentences

the exploitation of natural resources

exploitation of unwary consumers.

the exploitation of forests for timber.

exploitation of copper deposits.

the feckless exploitation of the world's natural resources.

uncompensated exploitation of the Third World.

abolish the system of exploitation of man by man

unrestrained exploitation of natural resources.

the direct exploitation of natural forests

people who succumb easily to exploitation

Migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation.

the cunning exploitation of loci of power

Commercial exploitation of resources threatens our survival.

her ruthless exploitation of popular fear

societies based on the exploitation of slaves

The party’s avowed aim was to struggle against capitalist exploitation.

his later letters are intense meditations on man's exploitation of his fellows.

No combined exploitation of paretic water and artesian water already polluted may be permitted.

The progress in the exploitation and research on lignan (Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside) from flaxseeds was also introduced.

At last, the actual project of underground space exploitation in Jiangwan-wujiaochang, the subcenter of Shanghai, was expatiated in the round.

Real-world Examples

Is excessive exploitation of our resources threatening the lives of every species?

Source: "BBC Documentary: Home"

I've experienced exploitation and violence at work.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

Pope Francis has condemned the exploitation of Africa's natural resources by wealthy countries.

Source: BBC Listening February 2023 Collection

It includes human trafficking, force labor, child exploitation, forced marriage.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation October 2013

Leopold's exploitation of Congo was a scandal.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

With policing he recruited women for sexual exploitation.

Source: BBC Listening January 2023 Collection

The boss convinces the workers to accept their exploitation by pointing their anger in the wrong direction.

Source: Vox opinion

About exploitation and bleeding others dry.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Advocates say the migrants precarious status makes them vulnerable to exploitation.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

And collectively, all of us tend to overvalue exploitation.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2019 Collection

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