EXCLUSION

n. 1 lockout, shut-out, ban, bar, prohibition, interdiction, forbiddance, denial, refusal, disallowance, proscription He would not join a club that supported the exclusion of women members 2 elimination, rejection, omission, repudiation, exception, preclusion We must ensure the exclusion of unqualified candidates 3 ejection, eviction, expulsion, ouster, removal, riddance The exclusion of rowdies and hooligans is in the club's best interests