Physiology. a keeping apart; blocking of an entrance.
Origin of exclusion
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin exclūsiōn- (stem of exclūsiō), equivalent to exclūs(us) (past participle of exclūdere to shut out; see exclude) + -iōn--ion
When you talk about the four threats to American democracy, three of your four — polarization, racial exclusion and economic inequality — in their most toxic forums are currently represented by the GOP much more so than by the Democratic Party.
RBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisis|Ezra Klein|September 25, 2020|Vox
Feminist theorists have sometimes expressed reservations about the extent to which a legal system designed by men to the exclusion of women can ever be fully appropriated to achieve equality for women.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forged A New Place For Women In The Law And Society|LGBTQ-Editor|September 23, 2020|No Straight News
That has already, to some extent, broken up the strict exclusion of single-family zones.
Single-Family Zoning’s Century of Supremacy in San Diego|Andrew Keatts|August 26, 2020|Voice of San Diego
And, exclusions are allowed at both the ad group and campaign levels.
Microsoft Advertising Editor gets updated with recommendations and campaign-level targeting|George Nguyen|August 19, 2020|Search Engine Land
“With humans, we’ve been fixated on this one thing, almost to the exclusion of a lot of other ideas,” Dunsworth said.
Males Are the Taller Sex. Estrogen, Not Fights for Mates, May Be Why.|Christie Wilcox|June 8, 2020|Quanta Magazine
And what they wanted was pink and purple, to the exclusion of every other color.
Why I Finally Let My Girls Be Girly|Andy Hinds|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reasoning task requires the mice to make an inference by exclusion.
Are You Smarter Than a Mouse? Excerpt from Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power|Dan Hurley|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It infers by exclusion that the food must be under the novel object.
Are You Smarter Than a Mouse? Excerpt from Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power|Dan Hurley|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To maintain the exclusion from combat roles creates an artificial boundary that women cannot cross.
‘Slut, Bitch, Dyke’—Joan of Arc and the Modern Military Woman|Mariette Kalinowski|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, any impulse to institutionalize the exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood will be a catastrophe.
Coup by Acclamation?|Hussein Ibish|July 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now this is enough, namely, exclusion of inconsistency, along with miracles.
Pascal's Penses|Blaise Pascal
The exclusion of French and British armed vessels at the last session, may be taken on this ground.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various
If perchance the mother also possessed an inheritance that was also divided among the sons to the exclusion of daughters.
Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage
Then he became impatient of his exclusion from present dangers.
Narcissus|Evelyn Scott
The enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act has been found to be very difficult on the northwestern frontier.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX.|Benjamin Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for exclusion
exclusion
/ (ɪkˈskluːʒən) /
noun
the act or an instance of excluding or the state of being excluded