"assimilationist" meaning in All languages combined

See assimilationist on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more assimilationist [comparative], most assimilationist [superlative]
Etymology: From assimilation + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|assimilation|ist}} assimilation + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} assimilationist (comparative more assimilationist, superlative most assimilationist)
  1. (sociology) Of or pertaining to assimilationism; promoting or advocating assimilationism. Categories (topical): Sociology Derived forms: antiassimilationist Related terms: multiculturalist, pluralist Translations (Translations): asymilatorski (Polish)
    Sense id: en-assimilationist-en-adj-RZC24BF7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 71 29 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: integrationist [sociology, social-science, human-sciences, sciences]

Noun [English]

Forms: assimilationists [plural]
Etymology: From assimilation + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|assimilation|ist}} assimilation + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} assimilationist (plural assimilationists)
  1. (sociology) An advocate of the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture. Categories (topical): Sociology, People Translations (an advocate of the assimilation into a mainstream culture): asymilant [masculine] (Polish), asymilator [masculine] (Polish), asymilatorka [feminine] (Polish), assimilacionista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-assimilationist-en-noun-8Unv0Hdo Disambiguation of People: 42 58 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: integrationist [sociology, social-science, human-sciences, sciences]

Inflected forms

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