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{{short description|Prioritizing speakers by social group}}

The '''progressive stack''' is a <!--!!READ BEFORE EDITING!!, before changing the article to say progressive stacking is racist, please gain consensus by discussing the issue on the talk page first-->technique used to give [[marginalized groups]] a greater chance to speak.<ref name=penny>{{cite news|last=Penny|first=Laurie|title=Protest By Consensus|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/laurie-penny/2011/10/spain-movement-square-world|access-date=11 November 2011|newspaper=[[New Statesman]]|date=16 October 2011}}</ref> It is sometimes an introduction to, or stepping stone to, [[consensus decision-making]] in which simple majorities have less power.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} The technique works by allowing people to speak on the basis of race, sex, and other group membership, with preference given to members of groups that are considered the most marginalized.

==Overview==