inclusion

American  

[in-kloo-zhuhn] / ɪnˈklu ʒən /

noun

1. the act of including.

2. the state of being included.

3. something that is included.

4. the practice or policy of including and integrating all people and groups in activities, organizations, political processes, etc., especially those who are disadvantaged, have suffered discrimination, or are living with disabilities: Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

   Political and civic inclusion is vital to a sustainable democracy.

   Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

5. the educational policy of placing students with physical or mental disabilities in regular classrooms and providing them with certain accommodations.

6. Biology.  a body suspended in the cytoplasm, as a granule.

7. Mineralogy.  a solid body or a body of gas or liquid enclosed within the mass of a mineral.

8. Petrography.  xenolith.

9. Logic, Mathematics.  the relationship between two sets when the second is a subset of the first.

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inclusion British  

/ ɪnˈkluːʒən /

noun

1. the act of including or the state of being included

2. something included

3. geology a solid fragment, liquid globule, or pocket of gas enclosed in a mineral or rock

4. maths

   1.  X⊆Y.  the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the second

   2.  X⊂Y.  the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versa

5. engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide

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Other Word Forms

• noninclusion noun
• preinclusion noun
• reinclusion noun

Etymology

Origin of inclusion

First recorded in 1590–1600; inclusion def. 9 was first recorded in 1945–50; from Latin inclūsiōn- (stem of inclūsiō ) “a shutting in,” equivalent to inclūs(us) ( incluse ) + -iōn- noun suffix ( -ion )

Example Sentences

But she told the BBC they also brought "so much good", such as education, communication and inclusion with society.

From BBC

Cognitive diversity is often taken to mean that everyone should be invited to every meeting in the name of inclusion, and that every opinion deserves equal airtime.

From The Wall Street Journal

The feature was one of 25 films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

Almost 70 percent of Somalia's population is defined as "multidimensionally poor" by the United Nations -- tracking education, health, living standards, services and inclusion.

From Barron's

Fearing they may be targeted, gaming platforms such as Roblox and Discord have recently introduced age checks on some features in an apparent bid to ward off inclusion in the ban.

From BBC

Related Words

• admittance
• formation
• incorporation
• involvement