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exploitation  

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  • Exploitation refers to using a resource, situation, or person for a purpose. In a technical, neutral sense, this might mean no more than making use of a resource for benefit, for example, when the existence of underground sources of energy is exploited by drilling and extraction. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Exploitation]

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