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exclusionary

/ɪkˈskluʒəˌneri/ /ɛkˈskluʒəˌneri/

Meanings
adjective
Acting to exclude something

Examples :

"Social groups are often exclusionary."
group society politics attitude value

Related Words

Illustration groups

groups noun

/ɡɹuːps/

A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

"The students worked on the science project in small groups. "

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration social

social noun

/ˈsəʊʃəl/ /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/

A festive gathering to foster introductions.

"They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration often

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

Illustration are

are noun

/ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/

An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

"The old blueprints for the house used the are as a unit of measurement. "

Illustration acting

acting verb

/ˈæk.tɪŋ/

To do something.

"The student is acting quickly to finish the exam. "

Illustration exclude

exclude verb

/ɪksˈkluːd/

To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.

"The school rules explicitly exclude students who have not paid their fees. "