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drawbridge mentality

drawbridge mentality noun: an attitude that is concerned with protecting one's privileged status rather than extending that privilege to others.

Noun

drawbridge mentality

  1. An attitude that is concerned with protecting one's privileged status rather than extending that privilege to others.
    • Now, one might think that most teachers would welcome the traditional approach, with its anonymity and its drawbridge mentality, but they really don't. The vast majority of teachers are conscientious people who truly want to do the best job possible for the students.2007, Richard Zagranski, William T. Whigham, Patrice L. Dardenne, Understanding Standards-Based Education, page 17
    • "Yeah, some people have a drawbridge mentality, ” remarks Barry. "They move to an island and then they think that nobody else should be let in after them. […]"2012, Phillip Vannini, Ferry Tales: Mobility, Place, and Time on Canada's West Coast

Questions about drawbridge mentality

What does drawbridge mentality mean?
Drawbridge mentality means an attitude that is concerned with protecting one's privileged status rather than extending that privilege to others.
What part of speech is drawbridge mentality?
Drawbridge mentality is a noun.

Words near drawbridge mentality in the dictionary

  1. drawbores
  2. drawboring
  3. drawboy
  4. drawboys
  5. drawbridge
  6. drawbridge mentality
  7. drawbridged
  8. drawbridges
  9. drawcall
  10. drawcalls
  11. drawcansir

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