Bahujan

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit बहुजन (bahujana) / Pali bahujana (majority) as caste oppressed people are the majority of the population. The term was popularized by anti-caste social activists.

Noun

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Bahujan (plural Bahujans)

  1. a person in South Asia that is caste oppressed or a religious minority.
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