Meaning of us versus them | Babel Free

Definitions

A state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership.

uncountable

Examples

“The inevitable result of disenfranchisement was that the disinterested would become even more disinterested; the schism “us” versus “them” would grow; and special groups—e.g., women members—would feel that they were inadequately represented.”

“Is there “us versus them” polarization or ethnic or religious prejudice that might sanction or prompt violence toward an out-group?”

“From this social perception follows the corollary us-versus-them argument. Anyone who learns that this marker of identity “offends the ear” joins the select group of those in the know, and will have a criterion by which he can both identify and judge the out-group who “desire to be up with the latest in thing,” and reassert his own membership in the club of those with taste.”

“These bastards stole their power from the victims of the Us-v.-Them Years, wrecking all things virtuous and true.”

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