abolish [uh-Bol-ish]
verb. to do away with; put an end to
abolitionist [ab-uh-Lish-uh-nist]
noun. a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
"The U.S. Treasury Department announced to replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, the former slave and abolitionist."
"You can't propose to abolish the teaching of history and literature, two basic humanities."
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