Exceptionalist
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A proponent of exceptionalism.
- 1 Of or pertaining to exceptionalism.
"Three decisions handed down within a week of each other in June of 2023 illustrate this point. Haaland v. Brackeen, which upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, produced a majority opinion and a concurring opinion that are firmly in the exceptionalist mode but another concurring opinion and two dissenting opinions that are firmly in the assimilationist mode."
Example
More examples"Three decisions handed down within a week of each other in June of 2023 illustrate this point. Haaland v. Brackeen, which upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, produced a majority opinion and a concurring opinion that are firmly in the exceptionalist mode but another concurring opinion and two dissenting opinions that are firmly in the assimilationist mode."
Etymology
From exceptional + -ist.
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