marginalizer
One who excludes
A marginalizer is a person or thing that pushes others to the edges of power, relevance, or social acceptance.
The word appears in discussions of social justice and institutional critique: The policy acts as a marginalizer of immigrant communities.
Less common than the verb marginalize or noun marginalization, it names the agent doing the marginalizing rather than the process or result.
Exclude from a group
- alienateCause emotional distance
- isolateSeparate from others
- shunDeliberately keep away
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
dismiss · reject · neglect · overlook · snub · cold-shoulder · excommunicate · banish
Forcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
suppression · coercion · tyranny · hegemony · silencing · dehumanization · disenfranchisement · dispossession
Ranked authority structure
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
supremacy · patriarchy · gatekeeping · elitism · subordination · stratification · imbalance · asymmetry
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · casteism · classism · misogyny · antisemitism · colorism
Public cause supporter
- allySupportive partner
- activistVigorous cause champion
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- solidarityUnity among allies
resistance · empowerment · liberation · equity · inclusion · justice · grassroots · coalition
ostracize
Exclude from a group
sideline · dismiss · reject · neglect · overlook · snub · cold-shoulder · excommunicate · banish · expel
subjugation
Forcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
repression · suppression · coercion · tyranny · hegemony · silencing · dehumanization · disenfranchisement · dispossession · disempowerment
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
privilege · supremacy · patriarchy · gatekeeping · elitism · subordination · stratification · imbalance · asymmetry · oligarchy
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
ableism · homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · casteism · classism · misogyny · antisemitism · colorism · nativism
advocate
Public cause supporter
solidarity · resistance · empowerment · liberation · equity · inclusion · justice · grassroots · coalition · consciousness-raising
marginalizerincluder
One who encompasses
integrator · welcomer · embracer · unifier · bridge-builder
marginalizeraffirmer
One who declares positively
validator · recognizer · celebrator · humanizer · respecter
- marginalized groupPopulation facing systemic exclusion
- marginalized communityGroup facing systemic exclusion
- marginalized communitiesGroups lacking social power
- marginalized voicesSpeakers from excluded communities
- marginalized populationsGroups excluded from mainstream society