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Ancient Athens invented a popularity contest where the loser got deported.
means The act of deliberately excluding someone from a group, society, or conversation.
from From Greek ostrakon, the pottery shard citizens scratched a name onto when voting to exile an unpopular figure for ten years.
Ballot materialBroken pottery, democracy's cheapest available paper.
Exile lengthTen years, but property stayed safe at home.
No charges neededJust being too powerful or annoying sufficed.