social exclusionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ɪkˈskluː.ʒən/us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ɪkˈskluː.ʒən/a situation in which some people who are poor or who do not have a job do not feel part of the rest of society
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
- water cannon
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