Exclusionism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being exclusionist. countable, uncountable

    "But go anywhere else in the Middle East and Zionism stands for theft, oppression, racist exclusionism."

  2. 2
    A policy or ideology that favors exclusion of some individuals or groups from a nation, sect, etc. countable, uncountable

    "The true explanation of the rise of the traditional policy we believe to be commercial jealousy, which blossomed and burgeoned out into religious exclusionism."

Example

More examples

"But go anywhere else in the Middle East and Zionism stands for theft, oppression, racist exclusionism."

Etymology

From exclusion + -ism.

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