marginalized community
Society's pushed-aside people
A marginalized community is a group systematically excluded from full participation in mainstream society—through discrimination, lack of access to resources, or limited political power.
The term encompasses groups defined by race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, or economic status: programs designed to serve marginalized communities.
The phrasing emphasizes structural barriers rather than individual circumstances.
- povertySevere lack of resources
- left behindAbandoned or forgotten
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- voter suppressionTactics discouraging ballot access
- underemploymentInsufficient use of labor capacity
prejudice · disenfranchisement · food insecurity · voice · lived experience · hope · safe space · exclusion · segregation · at the table · wage gap · shelter · economic disparity · wealth inequality · systemic inequality · advocacy · grass roots · religious discrimination
marginalized communitymajority group
Largest portion of population
ruling class · power elite · privileged class · dominant culture · establishment
marginalized communityprotected class
Category with anti-discrimination shields
privileged class · privileged group · old money · social elite · upper class
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