pluralist
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- noun
- /ˈplʊrəlɪst/
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pluralista
- We draw the faith line not between Muslims and Christians, but between pluralists and extremists.
- pluralist society
- pluralist democracy
- liberal pluralist
And as a small L liberal pluralist, I am committed, as we all should be, to acknowledging that people disagree with me.
- And as a small L liberal pluralist, I am committed, as we all should be, to acknowledging that people disagree with me.
Examples
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In fact, scrapping the Melting Pot for a pluralist conception of American society was one of their major accomplishments.
Academic text (1999) -
We all speak of America as a pluralist society in which diversity is the rule.
Academic text (1999) -
But that that's a good example of this sort of pluralist point of view.
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Their power, though now greatly modified by pluralist trends, is still with us today.
Academic text (1994) -
Indeed, American politics, itself pluralist in character, needs a certain sort of incoherence.
Academic text (1990) -
But the respect of deliberation and engagement seems to me a more adequate, more suitable ideal for a pluralist society.
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Would the emergence of a civil society in Africa imply a pluralist or a corporatist political future?
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In Malaysia, pluralist politics are integral to the way authoritative decisions have been made.
Academic text (1991) -
But such recognition can only come at a price that cultural pluralists will be loath to pay.
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In a pluralist society, people of various backgrounds can live together peacefully.
Synonyms
A person who likes and supports people from different cultures
Supporting acceptance of people with different religious or social beliefs
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Morphology
Etymology
Pluralist comes from plural meaning 'more than one' and the ending -ist meaning 'a person who supports something'. A pluralist supports different cultural or religious groups living together in one society, so the word shows a belief in 'many' voices and diversity.