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pluralist

pluralist

9.9
A church leader who holds two or more church jobs
  • noun
  • /ˈplʊrəlɪst/
  • Formal
translation icon : pluralista
  • A pluralist in the church can effectively bring together resources from various benefices for community support.

Examples

  • Instead, they represent the traditional form of pluralist politics in the United States.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In the opinions of welfare economists and pluralist political scientists, both states of the economy provide additional reasons for greater governmental activity.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We set out three categories of local governments: (1) pluralist, (2) captured pluralist, and (3) consensus non-pluralist.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We set out three categories of local governments: (1) pluralist, (2) captured pluralist, and (3) consensus non-pluralist.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A captured pluralist community was defined as one in which a relatively permanent coalition, likely anti-development, dominates the community.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Presumption shifting is also justified when pluralist bargaining does not occur in homogeneous communities.

    Academic text (1996)
  • These and other advocates for the corporatist cause tended to share the belief that systems of pluralist interest representation could not emerge of their own accord and had to be created.

    Academic text (1990)
  • As a pluralist, he managed multiple benefices simultaneously, allowing him to serve different congregations.

  • The bishop was considered a true pluralist, overseeing two parishes at once without neglecting either.

Surface Forms

pluralist singular
pluralists plural

Morphology

pluralist = plural (semi-transparent) = plural + ist

The formation is 'plural' + '-ist' (person characterized by plurality), but the ecclesiastical meaning 'holder of more than one benefice' is a specialized, historical sense not obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Pluralist comes from plural meaning 'more than one' and the ending -ist meaning 'a person who does or supports something'. It was used for a church person who held 'more than one' church job at the same time, so a pluralist is a cleric with several posts.