1 definition by Over_the_hedge
The systematic process of blocking others from participation in order to overtake their position, often characterized by malice or contempt. Majority exclusion by virtue of a systematic process. To gain from a position of weakness by excluding other from a systematic process. To advance strengths, capabilities, and opportunities beyond one's own self-reliant and natural capabilities due to a process of exclusion, leverage, and malice.
Corporations like Facebook began as a local social media group, but their occlusive membership created demand that stretched beyond the Harvard campus.
by Over_the_hedge June 16, 2023