“Marginalization” or “Marginalisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “marginalization” and 5 prefer “marginalisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	marginalization	marginalisation	Preference
United States	97	3	“marginalization”
United Kingdom	21	79	“marginalisation”
India	27	73	“marginalisation”
Philippines	96	4	“marginalization”
Canada	87	13	“marginalization”
Australia	20	80	“marginalisation”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	28	72	“marginalisation”
New Zealand	28	72	“marginalisation”
Jamaica	100	0	“marginalization”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“marginalization”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“marginalization”

Marginalization and ideological turn
…political nonconformity resulted in his marginalization for part of the 1960s.
…spoke out against "the constant marginalization" of females in refugee and…
…its inclusion further underlined the marginalization of nonwhite artists and was…
…and raised concerns about the marginalization of Afro-Cuban women at the…
Alternative Development: Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change.
…ill-treatment within prisons, discrimination and marginalization of indigenous peoples in spite…
…and frustrations associated with the marginalization of the working class.
…criticized Reagan for his economic marginalization of the poor, stating that…
…2016 as a result of marginalization of the community by the…

“marginalisation”

…insecurity and sense of cultural marginalisation at Muslims and recently arrived
Between equalisation and marginalisation: part-time work in Europe.
…of the movement and gradual marginalisation of the Traditionalists.
…the structural causes underlying their marginalisation, had a depoliticising effect.
…on the one hand, and marginalisation and therefore lack of policy…
…Forum for Ethnicity, Migration & Marginalisation
…acute issues of poverty and marginalisation that face indigenous communities in…
Social, political and economic marginalisation
…for Advocacy on Stigma and Marginalisation (CASAM), which is part of…
…to ignore the situation of marginalisation and discrimination faced by Roma".

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