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marginalized

[ mahr-juh-nl-ahyzd ]

adjective

  1. placed in a position of little or no importance, influence, or power:

    Technology has the power to amplify the voices of marginalized communities and strengthen our democracy.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of marginalize ( def ).
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At present, the key association the public has with the Democrats is that they are for marginalized groups.

From Salon

After substantial revisions, the final version eliminated course materials that likened the Palestinian cause, in its conflict with Israel, to the struggles of marginalized groups in America — because critics said it lacked balance or nuance.

Preaching his “middle way” uplifts the spiritually marginalized and appeals to a broad constituency.

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The young Robert Prevost became a missionary in Peru for the Augustinians before going to Rome to head the religious order, which focuses on helping the marginalized of society.

But banning words that give voice to the marginalized from official language is an attempt to silence opposition and, literally, to control the narrative.

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