caste system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of caste system
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Food and food habits are sensitive subjects in culturally-diverse India as they are deeply intertwined with religion and the country's hierarchical caste system.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024
Hollywood, after all, has its own hierarchies — its own caste system, if you will.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Those at the lowest strata of the caste system, known as Dalits, have been pushing for legal protections in California and beyond.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2023
California's legislation targeted the caste system in South Asian and Hindu immigrant communities by adding caste as a protected class to the state's existing anti-discrimination laws.
From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2023
Civil rights advocates have organized vigorous challenges to specific aspects of the new caste system.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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