Assimilationist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Assimilationist is a noun meaning (sociology) An advocate of the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture.
Meaning
(sociology) An advocate of the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture.
More Meanings
- (sociology) Of or pertaining to assimilationism; promoting or advocating assimilationism.
Example Sentences
To the assimilationists, American Jews have not merely acculturated — they have assimilated.
Spanish-language education is not favored by assimilationist parents of Latino children in the US.
The one area where there was at least some agreement between assimilationists and Zionists was Palestine.
SCP^([Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands]) was also more explicitly involved in advocating a more assimilationist approach in this period.
Word Forms
- assimilationists
Synonyms for assimilationist
Depending on context, synonyms include integrationist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include assimilative, uptake, assimilated, assimilation, absorptionist, absorptionism.
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