marginalization

[ mahr-juh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌmɑr dʒə nl aɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

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the act of placing a person or thing in a position of lesser importance, influence, or power; the state of being placed in such a position:The social marginalization of overweight adolescents may further reduce their self-esteem and increase depression.

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Also especially British, mar·gin·al·i·sa·tion .

Origin of marginalization

marginaliz(e) + -ation

Words nearby marginalization

marginal, marginal cost, marginal costing, marginal gyrus, marginalia, marginalization, marginalize, marginalized, marginally, marginal man, marginal probability

How to use marginalization in a sentence

Depending on the use case and community in which an AI system exists, the magnification of certain biases can result in detrimental outcomes for groups of people who may already face marginalization.
Tips for applying an intersectional framework to AI development|Walter Thompson|December 18, 2020|TechCrunch
The popular discontent was driven by the 27-year-long marginalization of most ethnic groups, massive corruption that bankrupted the state, and an ethnic federal arrangement that was being used to sow tensions and ethnic violence.
The politics of power and ethnic federalism has boiled over into conflict in Ethiopia|Yohannes Gedamu|November 20, 2020|Quartz
The marginalization of mental health in this country is nothing new.
What Will It Take, America?|Tracy Moran|October 28, 2020|Ozy
The genocide and marginalization of Indigenous people in the Southwest was as brutal and undeniable as the desert sun pounding on our backs.
How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship|Raffi Joe Wartanian|October 8, 2020|Outside Online

Today’s CEOs did not initiate the historic marginalization of specific communities.
Change the world—for whom? Why addressing racism must be a top corporate priority|lbelanger225|September 21, 2020|Fortune
Around half the Baluch in the province are unemployed, a result, say rights groups, of longstanding marginalization by Tehran.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Words of condemnation and marginalization were avoided,” he says.
Catholic Church Says It’s OK to be Gay, Sort Of|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, what kind of redress might work best for this specific expression of Sunni marginalization and dispossession?
ISIS and BS|Amal Ghandour|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was trying to end the marginalization of black people in Detroit.
A Ghostwriter Steps Out of the Shadows|Bill Morris|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suffice to say that marginalization and McCarthyite attacks occur from both the left and the right of the political spectrum.
Far-Right Pro-Israel Group Rallies Against Vaunted New York Jewish Institution|Rachel Cohen|August 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST