civil rights noun
Learner's definition of CIVIL RIGHTS
[plural]
: the rights that every person should have regardless of his or her sex, race, or religion民权;公民权 -
Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for civil rights.小马丁·路德·金为民权而战斗。
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The U.S. civil rights movement achieved equal rights legislation for African-Americans.美国民权运动为非洲裔美国人争取到了平权立法。