segregation

[Seg`re*ga·tion]

Segregation is a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, either through physical dividers or using social pressures and laws.

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The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.

Noun
the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"

Noun
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

Noun
(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes


n.
The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.

n.
Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.


Segregation

Seg`re*ga"tion , n. [L. segregatio: cf. F. s'82gr'82gation.] 1. The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting. 2. (Geol.) Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.

The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.

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Usage Examples

Segregation has no place in the education system.

Racial segregation has come back to public education with a vengeance.

The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.

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Other Usage Examples

And thus goes segregation which is the most far-reaching development in the history of the Negro since the enslavement of the race.

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.

The legal battle against segregation is won, but the community battle goes on.

Marriage is an institution fits in perfect harmony with the laws of nature whereas systems of slavery and segregation were designed to brutally oppress people and thereby violated the laws of nature.

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