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give voice to



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Idioms and Phrases

Say or express, especially an opinion or feeling. For example, The faculty gave voice to their anger over the dean's tenure decisions . This term once meant “to vote.” Its present sense dates from the mid-1800s.
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Trade unionist Jean Rémy Yama, excluded from the presidential race because he could not produce his father's birth certificate, a nomination requirement, is one figure with a considerable following who could give voice to popular frustrations.

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At their best, protests give voice to those fighting the powerful and nefarious—and in this case, the anti-Trump protests gave voice to a majority that had previously been cowed into stunned silence.

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As Timothy Snyder writes in "On Tyranny," "Fascists rejected reason in the name of will, denying objective truth in favor of a glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people."

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But the zesty, illuminating “The World According to Allee Willis” feels like what the showbiz biodoc was meant for, to give voice to someone who was so much more than a ubiquitous album-sleeve credit.

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“The people of privilege are the ones that are using their voice in a respectful way to give voice to people who haven’t had it,” the 67-year-old former counseling psychologist said.

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