排他的(はいたてき)

はいたてき
na-adjective
exclusive, exclusionary
legaltechnicaldescriptive
1. exclusive, exclusionary
Rejecting or excluding others; not accepting outsiders or different ideas.
あのグループは排他的(はいたてき)で入(はい)りにくい。
That group is exclusive and hard to get into.
排他的(はいたてき)な考(かんが)え方(かた)は問題(もんだい)だ。
Exclusionary thinking is problematic.
This region is exclusionary toward outsiders.
2. exclusive (legal/economic term)
In legal and economic contexts, having sole rights that exclude others.
They violated the exclusive economic zone.
EEZ: Exclusive Economic Zone
The exclusive economic zone extends to 200 nautical miles from the coast.
That patent grants exclusive usage rights.

Formation: 排他(はいた) (exclusion of others) + 的(てき) (adjectival suffix)

Forms

  • 排他的(はいたてき)な+noun (attributive)
  • 排他的(はいたてき)に+verb (adverbial)

Common collocations

Technical usage: In legal and international relations contexts, 排他的(はいたてき)経済(けいざい)水域(すいいき) (EEZ) is a key term for maritime jurisdiction.

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