"solutionism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From solution + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|solution|ism}} solution + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} solutionism (uncountable)
  1. The belief that all difficulties have benign solutions, often of a technocratic nature. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-solutionism-en-noun-LkypGf2q
  2. The providing of a solution or solutions to a customer or client (sometimes before a problem has been identified). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-solutionism-en-noun-XCNFlf68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: solutionist
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