exclusion

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ex|clu|sion /ɪkskl'uːʒən/ (exclusions)
1 [N-VAR] oft N of n
The exclusion of something is the act of deliberately not using, allowing, or considering it.
It calls for the exclusion of all commercial lending institutions from the college loan program...
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with poss, oft N from n
Exclusion is the act of preventing someone from entering a place or taking part in an activity.
...women's exclusion from political power...
3 [PHRASE] usu PHR after v, PHR n
If you do one thing to the exclusion of something else, you only do the first thing and do not do the second thing at all.
Diane had dedicated her life to caring for him to the exclusion of all else.ex|clu|sion zone (exclusion zones)
[N-COUNT]
An exclusion zone is an area where people are not allowed to go or where they are not allowed to do a particular thing, for example because it would be dangerous.so|cial ex|clu|sion
[N-UNCOUNT]
Social exclusion is the act of making certain groups of people within a society feel isolated and unimportant.
...projects aimed at tackling unemployment and social exclusion.

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