noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Refers specifically to the ancient Athenian practice of voting to exile a citizen by writing a name on a potsherd. Also used metaphorically for exclusion from a group. Cross-referenced with 貝殻追放, a similar term.
See also: 貝殻追放
In ancient Athens, politicians were sometimes exiled through ostracism.
彼の意見に反対する人は、まるで陶片追放のように会議から締め出された。
Those who opposed his opinion were shut out of the meeting as if by ostracism.