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  • n  the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)
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  • Robert Malley in AFP
    The camps are a tinder box blend of socio-economic deprivation, political marginalisation, mistrust of the state, ineffective security, radicalisation, weapons and divided leadership,said ICG Middle East programme director Robert Malley.
  • Chen Shui-bian in Scotsman
    We earlier used words like oppression, exploitation and injustice when we spoke of women's issues. We now say marginalisation. After some time, we might as well put them outside the ambit of society. The word empowerment has been thrust upon us,... BR Ambedkar http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEzAKF81pzRQjqULDADKNaHBqzUuQ Hindustan Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Change-debate-on-women-s-issues/Article1-569557.aspx&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH0Vyd38Zm9K9TjPbhkal0EgpDI-w Jul 8, 2010 61359 81876 marginalisation As president, I want to ease China's five pressure points, which are belittlement, marginalisation, localisation, getting rid of our government and getting rid of our sovereignty," Chen said in a televised speech.

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