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“Marginalized” or “Marginalised”

Language

Marginalized and marginalised are both English terms.

Usage

Marginalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while marginalised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
marginalized 99 26 43 98 96 17 0 24 28 100 81 0
marginalised 1 74 57 2 4 83 0 76 72 0 19 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "marginalized" over "marginalised" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "marginalised" over "marginalized".
  • In India, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "marginalised" over "marginalized".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "marginalized" over "marginalised" (98 to 2).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "marginalized" over "marginalised" (96 to 4).
  • In Australia, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "marginalised" over "marginalized".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "marginalized" and "marginalised".
  • In Ireland, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "marginalised" over "marginalized".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "marginalised" over "marginalized".
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "marginalized" over "marginalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "marginalized" over "marginalised" (81 to 19).
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "marginalized" and "marginalised".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use marginalized or marginalised with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “marginalized”

  • naturalization are larger for more marginalized immigrant groups and when naturalization
  • Masyarakat Marginal (Community Care for Marginalized Society).
  • the president can find themselves marginalized with the opposition party prime
  • attention to the participation of marginalized people.
  • increases in violent actions against marginalized groups that were held responsible
  • freedom is no longer a 'marginalized' issue in the 'world of
  • of shared self-discovery of historically marginalized groups like African Americans and
  • against women and other historically marginalized groups: "... this network of
  • morning news timeslots, had been marginalized as those shows began to
  • the Ogaden is largely a marginalized region as rebels have battled

Examples of “marginalised”

  • rural areas are often more marginalised, because of their lower level
  • whole of Maharashtra are still marginalised and hence, Educationally, Socially, Economically
  • a common citizenship for all marginalised citizens regardless of identity, which
  • insight into the lives of marginalised communities and break down stereotypes
  • people have complained about being marginalised, while they also have a
  • six nominated members to represent marginalised groups (persons with disabilities, and
  • Jenks' role has subsequently been marginalised.
  • focused on girl children from marginalised communities in classes 6 to
  • days the acting profession was marginalised and, by the height of
  • Daniel Leuenberger too finds himself marginalised and pushed to the edge.


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