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assimilationism

American  
[uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm] / əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun

  1. the practice or policy of assimilating or encouraging the assimilation of people from all ethnic groups and cultures of origin.

    In the 1900s, some immigrants at first resisted the assimilationism of the New World.

Other Word Forms

  • assimilationist noun

Etymology

Origin of assimilationism

First recorded in 1950–55; assimilation + -ism

Example Sentences

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But not all queers were so fervent; many felt marriage amounted to heteronormative assimilationism.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2019

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