marginalization.

The process of excluding people or ideas from influence, resources, or full participation.

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Words that belong together

• social marginalization
• political marginalization

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The interviews documented the marginalization of temporary workers.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.