Ostracism
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title:
Ostracism
text:
Ostracism was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively. It was used as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or a potential tyrant, though in many cases popular opinion often informed the expulsion. The word "ostracism" continues to be used for various forms of shunning.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Democratic procedure for expelling citizens
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostracism
date created:
2001-11-03T02:24:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:54:47Z
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