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/dɪˈfɒl.tɪ.zəm/ · noun
An approach or situation in which something occurs by default, without being explicitly introduced..
US defaultism
But, in being an African-American politician, [Obama] […] introduces race by default. This racial defaultism is what must be considered as far as a potential limitation in the president's bargaining power, despite whites' liberalization about race and race-related policy issues.
Defaultism ¶ The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker.
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Defaultism means An approach or situation in which something occurs by default, without being explicitly introduced..
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US defaultism
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