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Noun

1. 1
   Reasoning based on or characteristic of uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view. uncountable

   "But there is another America, too—an America of herdthink, of intolerance."

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groupthinkgroupthinklemmingismpack mentality

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"But there is another America, too—an America of herdthink, of intolerance."

Etymology

From herd + think.

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