英语单词“scheduled caste”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 scheduled caste 释义 scheduled castenoun[C]uk/??ed.ju?ld ?kɑ?st/us/?sked?.u?ld ?k?st/theofficialnameof acaste(=socialgroup)inIndiathat isconsideredto have a lot ofsocialdisadvantagesand isthereforegivenspecialhelpby thegovernment:Scheduledcastesrepresentaround 25% of thetotalpopulationofIndia.At thattime, it wasconsidereddemeaningto beassociatedwith thescheduledcastes.

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• Despite aquotaofgovernmentjobsreservedfor thescheduledcastes,discriminationprevails,particularlyinruralareas.
• Thepartyissupportedmainlybymembersof thescheduledcastes.
• Scheduledcastepeopleallegethattheirproblemsare not beingaddressedsufficiently.

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(Definition ofscheduled castefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/scheduled-caste##