exclusionism

[ ik-skloo-zhuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the principle, policy, or practice of exclusion, as from rights or privileges.

Other Words From

• ex·clusion·ist ex·clusion·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclusionism¹

First recorded in 1840–50; exclusion + -ism

Example Sentences

So Christian paradise, as the origin story of western utopianism, already has dystopia and exclusionism embedded within it.

From Salon

At the same time, as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to fuel a national reckoning, Mehretu is being showcased at one of the many art institutions being held accountable for an entrenched history of white male exclusionism.

From New York Times

It’s a strain of linguistic exclusionism heard in Theodore Roosevelt’s 1919 address to the American Defense Society, in which he proclaimed that “we have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boardinghouse”.

From The Guardian

There aren’t many superhero films that blow you away with thunderous effects and also tackle ethnic and gender issues, crush racial stereotypes, celebrate women and condemn Trump-era notions of exclusionism.

From Slate

The archaeologists have jumped from one conclusion to another, like the "rapid chamois" we read of a while ago, to account for vitrified forts, always restricted by the commandment that unless their conclusions conformed to such tenets as Exclusionism, of the System, they would be excommunicated.

From Project Gutenberg