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assimilationism

assimilationism noun: the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture.

Noun

assimilationism (uncountable)

  1. The policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture.
    • The model of regenerative assimilationism which the Revolutionaries displayed towards the Jews was evident in regard to other groupings whose commitment to the patriotic cause was for whatever reason in doubt.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 558
    • But in fact the antinomy of exceptionalism and assimilationism has been there all along, and otherwise puzzling decisions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries become readily understandable when seen as moments when assimilationism was ascendant.2024 September 30, Michael Doran, “EXCEPTIONALISM AND ASSIMILATIONISM IN FEDERAL INDIAN LAW”, in Stanford Law School, volume 20, number 2, page 268, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025

Origin of assimilationism

From assimilation + -ism.

Questions about assimilationism

What does assimilationism mean?
Assimilationism means the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture.
What part of speech is assimilationism?
Assimilationism is a noun.

Words near assimilationism in the dictionary

  1. assimilates
  2. assimilateth
  3. assimilating
  4. assimilation
  5. assimilational
  6. assimilationism
  7. assimilationist
  8. assimilationists
  9. assimilations
  10. assimilative
  11. assimilativeness

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