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Ostracism

Ostracism (Greek: ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) 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 as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or a potential…

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History

AristotleConstitution of the AtheniansCleisthenesPeisistratosMegacles
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Modern usage

Kipling WilliamsVerbalPhysicalSilent treatmentComputer networks
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Procedure

Pottery sherdsOstrakaPapyrusEgyptAssembly
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Distinction from other Athenian democratic processes

Athenian lawPharmakosScapegoatAtimiaXenoi
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Fall into disuse

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related to history · 31
Ostracism → Antiphanes, Ariphron, Aristides, Aristotle's Constitution, Athenian, Athenians, BC, Charmos, Cimon, Cleinias, Cleisthenes, Damon, Damonides, Didymos, Hipparchos, Hippocrates, Hyperbolus, In, Kallixenos, Lysimachus471 Themistocles
related to Purpose · 14
Ostracism → After, Athens, BC, Because, Hippias, Marathon, Nearly, Observations, Peisistratos, Persian, Persians, Spartan, The, Tyranny
related to Analogues · 11
Ostracism → Argos, Athenian, Chersonesos Taurica, Furthermore, In, Little, Megara, Miletos, Other, Sicily, Syracuse
related to Procedure · 11
Ostracism → According, Athenians, Athens, Broken, Each, Egypt, February, Gregorian, January, Philochorus, The
related to Distinction from other Athenian democratic processes · 9
Ostracism → Athenian, By, Do, Greek, In, It, The, While, Whom
related to Fall into disuse · 8
Ostracism → According, Alcibiades, BC, Hyperbolos, In, Nicias, Plutarch, The
related to External links · 7
Ostracism → Cambridge University Press, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh, In Chisholm, John Malcolm, Mitchell, Vol
related to Ghahr and Âshti · 6
Ostracism → Ghahr, Iran, Iranian, It, Western, While
related to Computer networks · 5
Ostracism → Being, Cyber-ostracism, Cyber-rejection, In, Internet
related to Whistleblowing · 4
Ostracism → Alexander Brown, Kipling Williams, Research, US

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Ostracismis acommon retaliatory strategy used by organizations in response to whistleblowing0.90text
Ostracismis acommon response0.90text
deathinstance ofAthenian juries could inflict severe penalties0.80text
unpayably large finesinstance ofAthenian juries could inflict severe penalties0.80text
confiscation of propertyinstance ofAthenian juries could inflict severe penalties0.80text
permanent exileinstance ofAthenian juries could inflict severe penalties0.80text
or loss of citizens' rights through atimiainstance ofAthenian juries could inflict severe penalties0.80text
Cimon would have not wanted to lose a battle the week before such a second voteinstance ofalthough an Athenian general0.80text
Ostracismrelated to AgeOlder0.60section
Ostracismrelated to AgeRegardless0.60section
Ostracismrelated to AnaloguesOther0.60section
Ostracismrelated to AnaloguesAthenian0.60section

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