segregation
noun /ˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/ˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act or policy of separating people of different races, religions or sexes and treating them in a different way
- racial/religious segregation
- segregation by age and sex
Collocations Race and immigrationRace and immigrationPrejudice and racism- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
- discriminate against minority groups/minorities
- perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
- overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
- entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
- hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
- damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
- practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- encourage/promote social integration
- outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- live in a multicultural society
- attack/criticize multiculturalism
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
- perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
- introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
- support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
- control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
- attract/draw a wave of immigrants
- assist/welcome refugees
- house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
- smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
- deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
- assimilate/integrate new immigrants
- employ/hire migrant workers
- exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
- have/hold dual citizenship
CultureIn the US, the policy of segregation, especially in the southern states, denied African Americans their rights and forced them to use separate schools, restaurants, hotels, cinemas, etc. from those used by white people. As a result of the civil rights movement, laws were passed in the 1950s and 1960s which reduced segregation in US society. This process is called desegregation or integration.see also bussingExtra ExamplesTopics People in societyc1- The social structure was based on the policy of racial segregation.
- segregation between students of different ethnic groups
- segregation by race
- to bring an end to sex segregation within the school
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- racial
- religious
- residential
- …
- end
- outlaw
- enforce
- …
- segregation between
- segregation by
- segregation within
- …
- segregation (of A) (and/from B) (formal) the act of separating people or things from a larger group
- The report recommends segregation of cyclists from both cars and pedestrians.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin segregatio(n-), from the verb segregare, from se- ‘apart’ + grex, greg- ‘flock’.