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caste
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class struggle
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deportation
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discrimination
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elite
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homophobia
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indigent
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to marginalize
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to naturalize
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parity
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quota system
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/ˈstɹætəm/
noun

a group of people with similar social standing, education, or income

synonymclass
synonymsocial class
synonymsocio-economic class
acculturation
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/ɐkˌʌltʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/
noun

the process of cultural exchange and adaptation when individuals or groups from different cultures come into contact, leading to changes in their respective cultural patterns

synonymenculturation
synonymsocialisation
synonymsocialization
apartheid
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/əˈpɑɹˌtaɪd/, /əˈpɑɹˌtaɪt/
noun

a system where people are treated differently or separated based on their race, ethnicity, or other characteristics

aristocracy
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/ˌɛɹəˈstɑkɹəsi/
noun

people in the highest class of society who have a lot of power and wealth and usually high ranks and titles

synonymnobility
bourgeoisie
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/ˌbʊɹʒˌwɑˈzi/
noun

the society's middle class

synonymmiddle class
bourgeoisie
class-conscious
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/klˈæskˈɑːnʃəs/
noun

fully aware of the ranking system that distinguishes the general public

synonymstratified
hierarchical
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/ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkəkəɫ/
noun

relating to a system that is organized based on social ranking or levels of authority

synonymhierarchal
synonymhierarchic
antonymnonhierarchical
hierarchical
demographic
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/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪk/
noun

the statistical characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, and ethnicity

demographic
ethnicity
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/ɛθˈnɪsɪti/
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the state of belonging to a certain ethnic group

ethnicity
subsistence
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/səbˈsɪstəns/
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a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive

overlord
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/ˈoʊvɝˌɫɔɹd/
noun

someone who is in a position of power, especially in the past

synonymlord
synonymmaster
polity
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/ˈpɑɫəti/
noun

a political organization of a group of people with a shared identity that is part of a larger political system itself

synonymcivil order
to segregate
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/ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/
noun

to employ a system that sorts out people in the society based on their race or religion

antonymdesegregate

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caste
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/ˈkæst/
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a system that divides the people of a society into different social classes based on their wealth, privilage, or profession

supremacist
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/suˈpɹɛməsɪst/
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someone who believes that a particular group of people, especially one determined by sex, religion, or race, is better than other groups and should dominate them

political asylum
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/pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐsˈaɪləm/
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the protection that a country grants to someone who has fled their home country because of political reasons

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benefactor
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/ˈbɛnəˌfæktɝ/
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a person who gives money or support to help others

synonymhelper
class struggle
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/klˈæs stɹˈʌɡəl/
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the conflict of interests between different social classes in a society, as mentioned in Marxist ideology

synonymclass war
synonymclass warfare

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deportation
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/ˌdipɔɹˈteɪʃən/
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the act of forcing someone out of a country, usually because they do not have the legal right to stay there or because they have broken the law

synonymexile
synonymexpatriation
synonymtransportation
discrimination
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/dɪsˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/
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the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others

synonymfavoritism
synonymfavouritism
to displace
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/dɪsˈpɫeɪs/
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to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event

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/eɪˈɫit/, /ɪˈɫit/
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a small group of people in a society who enjoy a lot of advantages because of their economic, intellectual, etc. superiority

synonymelite group
homophobia
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/ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə/
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hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals

to impoverish
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/ˌɪmˈpɑvɹɪʃ/
noun

to take away a person or a country's riches to the point of poverty

antonymenrich
indigent
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/ˈɪndɪdʒənt/
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extremely poor or in need

synonymdestitute
synonymimpoverished
synonymnecessitous
synonymneedy
synonympoverty-stricken
indigent
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/ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃənəl/
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related to the social categories such as gender, race, sexuality, or age and the way they can extend over the experiences of an individual belonging to an oppressed population

to marginalize
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/ˈmɑɹdʒənəˌɫaɪz/
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to treat a person, group, or concept as insignificant or of secondary or minor importance

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to naturalize
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/ˈnætʃɝəˌɫaɪz/, /ˈnætʃɹəˌɫaɪz/
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to admit a foreigner as an official citizen in a country

antonymdenaturalize
parity
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/ˈpɛɹəti/
noun

a state in which two or more things are equal

penury
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/ˈpɛnjʊɹi/
noun

a state of being exceedingly poor and in need

synonymindigence
synonymneed
synonympauperism
synonympauperization
penury
positive discrimination
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/pˈɑːzɪtˌɪv dɪskɹˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən/
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the act of enhancing different opportunities for the people who have been treated as inferior due to belonging to a specific social category like race, sex, and etc. in a society

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quota system
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/kwˈoʊɾə sˈɪstəm/
noun

a system that allows a limited number of immigrants to officially enter a country annually

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slumlord
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/slˈʌmlɔːɹd/
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an owner of a house of land in a location where people are exceedingly poor and have really bad living conditions, who demands rents more than one can afford

social conscience
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/sˈoʊʃəl kˈɑːnʃəns/
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an awareness of other people's pain and problems who have a bad condition in the society and feeling a sense of duty to take care of them

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/ˈbɪɡətɹi/
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the fact of having or expressing strong, irrational views and disliking other people with different views or a different way of life

synonymdogmatism
unrest
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/ənˈɹɛst/
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a political situation in which there is anger among the people and protests are likely

synonymagitation
synonymferment
synonymfermentation
synonymtempestuousness
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