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social exclusion

British

noun

sociol the failure of society to provide certain individuals and groups with those rights and benefits normally available to its members, such as employment, adequate housing, health care, education and training, etc

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Genuinely engaging as their real selves could risk total social exclusion or worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

After social exclusion in both high school and university, and as the sole Black American student at Cornell Law School, I was often silent about my own racial origins.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

The anti-poverty strategy was first committed to 18 years ago with the aim of reducing social exclusion and deprivation.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

The economy, jobs, poverty and social exclusion, public health, climate change and the future of Europe are also featuring prominently as issues.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

Many experience an existential angst associated with their permanent social exclusion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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