segregated
adjective
seg·re·gat·ed
ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd 
1
a
: set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group
a segregated account in a bank
b
: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
segregated education
c
: restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation
segregated schools
2
: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races
segregated states
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Stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., he was not allowed to play on the segregated camp baseball team.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump admin explains lifting segregated facilities ban The Trump administration defended its decision to lift an explicit ban on segregated facilities for federal contractors on Wednesday after an earlier public memo, Axios' Russell Contreras reported.
—Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
In the memorandum, the GSA shared a list of clauses that should no longer be included in contracts with the federal government, including one related to the prohibition of segregated facilities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
According to a memo from the General Services Administration dated Feb. 15 and reported this week by NPR, the Trump administration is no longer requiring explicit prohibitions on segregated facilities in new government contracts.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump admin explains lifting segregated facilities ban The Trump administration defended its decision to lift an explicit ban on segregated facilities for federal contractors on Wednesday after an earlier public memo, Axios' Russell Contreras reported.
—Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
In the memorandum, the GSA shared a list of clauses that should no longer be included in contracts with the federal government, including one related to the prohibition of segregated facilities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
According to a memo from the General Services Administration dated Feb. 15 and reported this week by NPR, the Trump administration is no longer requiring explicit prohibitions on segregated facilities in new government contracts.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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