eugenist
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- noun
- /ˈjuːdʒənɪst/
- Offensive
- Stepan advances a persuasive argument in explaining why Latin American eugenists adopted Lamarckian and neo-Lamarckian theoretical frameworks.
Examples
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The eugenist advocated for selective breeding to enhance the genetic qualities of future generations.
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Meanwhile, the monstrous operatives, like third-generation eugenists David Rockefeller, Ted Turner, Bill Gates, and Maurice Strong, don't even get a glance.
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Eugenist Harry Laughlin held that not all races were educable and theorized that genetic stocks ought to be capable of "responding to the democratic environment of equality and opportunity and developing into desirable citizens."
Academic text (2002) -
In opposition, letters and editorials from "the common man" opposed to Mexican immigration were read into the record, and eugenists and members of patriotic societies testified in favor of restriction.
Academic text (2002) -
Of particular interest in America were the writings of the eugenist Sir Francis Galton that caused many to believe that people from the various linguistic and national groupings exhibited immutable racial characteristics affecting their intellectual ability and socioeconomic status.
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Many eugenists believe that improving human genetics can lead to a healthier society.
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As a leading eugenist, she emphasized the importance of genetic research in public health.
Synonyms
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A person who supports improving people by selective breeding
Surface Forms
Morphology
eugenist = eugenics (transparent) = eugen + ist
Agentive '-ist' added to the eugenics/eugenic base yields a person who supports or studies eugenics.
Etymology
Eugenist comes from Greek parts eu- 'good' and gen- 'birth' or 'family', the same root as gene and genetic. So a eugenist is someone who wants to 'improve' people by selecting certain parents, and this idea has been very controversial and is now widely rejected for ethical reasons.