inclusion

[ in-kloo-zhuhn ]

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.

inclusion

/ 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. the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the second X⊆Y
   2. the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versa X⊂Y
5. engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide

Other Words From

• non·in·clu·sion noun
• pre·in·clu·sion noun
• re·in·clu·sion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inclusion¹

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

“All kids, regardless of what their needs are, get the same access to teachers, social time in the classroom and get support for whatever they need,” he says, noting that his children attend an inclusion school.

From Los Angeles Times

Hegseth has already advocated purging the military of top officials, such as Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Charles Q. Brown — or anyone who has advocated for diversity and inclusion programs.

From Los Angeles Times

He called those workers “Marxist, diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucrats.”

From Los Angeles Times

But in their raging against “woke” military elites, Hegseth and Trump are not merely concerned with diversity, equality and inclusion: no, liberal treachery, in their view, extends to the laws of war and the demands that U.S. soldiers comply with them.

From Salon

Farrell has opted against making wholesale changes following the All Blacks loss with Robbie Henshaw's inclusion at inside centre ahead of Bundee Aki - who does not make the squad - the only alteration to the starting line-up.

From BBC

Related Words

• admittance
• formation
• incorporation
• involvement