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educationism

educationism noun: discrimination against those without post-secondary academic credentials.

Noun

educationism (uncountable)

  1. discrimination against those without post-secondary academic credentials.

Origin of educationism

From education + -ism.

Questions about educationism

What does educationism mean?
Educationism means discrimination against those without post-secondary academic credentials.
What part of speech is educationism?
Educationism is a noun.

Words near educationism in the dictionary

  1. educationalizing
  2. educationally
  3. educationals
  4. educationary
  5. educationese
  6. educationism
  7. educationist
  8. educationists
  9. educationless
  10. educationlike
  11. educations

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