segregationism
- noun
- /ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənɪzəm/
- Offensive
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segregacionismo
- And Vienna and Stockholm have stigmatized their Eastern Mediterranean "guest workers" in ways that mirror some of the less savory aspects of Cotton Belt segregationism.
Examples
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It is clearly stated in the Old Testament, as I have proven, and those Jews who disapprove of the Zionists' interpretation nevertheless embrace the racism, segregationism, and desire for world conquest of the Jewish Old Testament and its God, who is just like them.
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Actually, it looks like the Republican Party of the 1970s and 1980s did a lot to wean Southerners from segregationism and bring them into mainstream America.
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Isaiah Shembe's program of "cultural redoubt as resistance" was undertaken in the first instance to provide material refuge for the most vulnerable of early twentieth-century segregationism's victims around the Durban basin.
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Many activists argue that segregationism leads to wider social inequality and division within society.
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The historical impact of segregationism in the United States is still felt today in various community dynamics.
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During the civil rights movement, many people fought against segregationism to promote equality among all citizens.
Synonyms
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Authorities keep people apart by race or religion, often with different facilities
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Keeping people apart because of their race, for example in schools or public places
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Keeping groups apart in society or public life
To keep some people or ideas out of groups and decisions on purpose
A practice of not letting some people join a group
Antonyms
How Segregationist
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
segregationism = segregation (transparent) = segregation + ism
The noun 'segregation' plus the productive suffix '-ism' yields an ideology/policy; a B1 learner who knows 'segregation' and '-ism' can derive the meaning.
Etymology
The word segregationism comes from Latin parts se- meaning 'apart' and greg- meaning 'flock' or 'group', the same root you see in congregation. So segregationism is about keeping 'groups' apart, which is why it names a policy of separating racial or social groups.