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Meaning of "assimilationist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSIMILATIONIST

assimilationist  [əˌsɪmɪˈleɪʃənɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSIMILATIONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assimilationist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSIMILATIONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cultural assimilation

Cultural assimilation is the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group. The term is used both to refer to both individuals and groups, and in the latter case it can refer to either immigrant diasporas or native residents that come to be culturally dominated by another society. Assimilation may involve either a quick or gradual change depending on circumstances of the group. Full assimilation occurs when new members of a society become indistinguishable from members of the other group. Whether or not it is desirable for an immigrant group to assimilate is often disputed by both members of the group and those of the dominant society.

Definition of assimilationist in the English dictionary

The definition of assimilationist in the dictionary is a person who favours and promotes the incorporation and mixing of different groups in society.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSIMILATIONIST


abolitionist
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst
causationist
kɔːˈzeɪʃənɪst
collaborationist
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃənɪst
conservationist
ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst
educationist
ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənɪst
exhibitionist
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst
integrationist
ˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃənɪst
intuitionist
ˌɪntjʊˈɪʃənɪst
isolationist
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənɪst
liberationist
ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃənɪst
mutationist
mjuːˈteɪʃənɪst
nutritionist
njuːˈtrɪʃənɪst
oppositionist
ˌɒpəˈzɪʃənɪst
preservationist
ˌprɛzəˈveɪʃənɪst
prohibitionist
ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃənɪst
reservationist
ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃənɪst
salvationist
sælˈveɪʃənɪst
segregationist
ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənɪst
transmutationist
ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃənɪst
vacationist
vəˈkeɪʃənɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSIMILATIONIST

assignee
assigner
assignment
assignor
assimilability
assimilable
assimilably
assimilate
assimilation
assimilationism
assimilative
assimilatively
assimilator
assimilatory
Assiniboine
Assisi
assist
assistance
assistance dog
assistant

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSIMILATIONIST

accordionist
agonist
antagonist
cartoonist
communist
constructionist
dental receptionist
evolutionist
expressionist
fashionist
illusionist
impressionist
perfectionist
projectionist
protagonist
receptionist
reductionist
revolutionist
saxophonist
trade unionist
Zionist

Synonyms and antonyms of assimilationist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «assimilationist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSIMILATIONIST

Find out the translation of assimilationist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assimilationist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assimilationist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asimilacionista
570 millions of speakers

English

assimilationist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

assimilationist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

امتصاصية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ассимиляционистской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assimilacionista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

assimilationist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assimilationniste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Assimilationist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Assimilation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assimilationist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

assimilationist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

assimilationist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मसातशील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asimilasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assimilazionista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asymilacyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ассіміляціоністской
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asimilare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφομοίωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

assimilatie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

assimilations
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

assimilationist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assimilationist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIMILATIONIST»

The term «assimilationist» is normally little used and occupies the 119.375 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIMILATIONIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assimilationist

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QUOTES WITH «ASSIMILATIONIST»

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Harry Hay
The assimilationist movement is running us into the ground.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSIMILATIONIST»

Discover the use of assimilationist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assimilationist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
China's Assimilationist Language Policy: The Impact on ...
This book assesses the current state of indigenous and minority language policy in China.
Gulbahar H. Beckett, Gerard A. Postiglione, 2013
2
Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany
If jus soli à lafrançaise is unimaginable in Germany, this results in part from the lack of a viable assimilationist tradition. Unilaterally to attribute German citizenship to immigrants—especially to those who, according to surveys, have remarkably ...
Rogers BRUBAKER, Rogers Brubaker, 2009
3
Justice and the Politics of Difference
The assimilationist ideal assumes that equal social status for all persons requires treating everyone according to the same principles, rules, and standards. A politics of difference argues, on the other hand, that equality as the participation and ...
Iris Marion Young, 2011
4
Social Theory: Its Origins, History, and Contemporary Relevance
African-American assimilationist thought is well known and will not be emphasized. Prominent black leaders from Booker T. Washington (1865-1915) to Martin Luther King Jr. and Shirley Chisholm, black organizations, such as the NAACP, ...
Daniel W. Rossides, 1998
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Hermeneutics, Citizenship, and the Public Sphere
This ideal is referred to as an "assimilationist ideal" of justice that "defines liberation as the transcendence of group difference."3 According to Young, some groups started their movements under the aegis of that view: they demanded access to ...
Roberto Alejandro, 1993
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Watching Race: Television and the Struggle for Blackness
Assimilation and the Discourse of Invisibility Assimilationist television discourses treat the social and political issues of black presence in particular and racism in general as individual problems. As complex social and political issues, questions  ...
Herman Gray, 2004
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Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
Also these two extremes hide many different dimensions (e.g. racism, inter- culturalism, different conceptions of citizenship, identity, individualism, collectivity - see below and the multicultural education section, page 614). The assimilationist ...
Colin Baker, Sylvia Prys Jones, 1998
8
The Lesbian and Gay Movements: Assimilation or Liberation?
This new book explores this dilemma in both contemporary and historical contexts, describing the sources of these conflicts, to what extent the conflicts have been resolved, and how they might be resolved in future.
Craig A Rimmerman, 2009
9
The Assimilationist Impulse in Four African American ...
Assimilationist Impulse in Four African American Narratives : Frederic Douglas, James Weldon Johnson, Richard Wright, and Leroi Jones
Gordon E. Thompson, 2011
10
Preventing Ethnic Conflict: Successful Cross-national Strategies
Recall that there was considerable confusion in the supposedly neat dichotomies of liberal-conservative and pluralist- assimilationist. Matters appeared messy in this regard. Let us reconsider Chaim Waxman's partial reconciliation of some of ...
Irwin Deutscher, Linda L. Lindsey, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSIMILATIONIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assimilationist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Without genuine consultation, Aboriginal communities stuck in cycle …
The present neo-assimilationist view offers no solution to the task of finding a way forward for Aboriginal Australia. We must stand in solidarity ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
China warns citizens in Turkey over anti-Beijing protests
... [the Chinese administration] should recognize the existence of Uighurs and abandon assimilationist policies against them,” said Can. «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
3
This Day, July 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
He was named Rabbi at New York's prestigious Temple Emanu-el in 1906 but left four years later because he found it "too assimilationist", ... «Cleveland Jewish News, Jul 15»
4
Media attack conservatives of color
The Post's splashy attack on Jindal's assimilationist ethic spawned a vile Twitter hashtag game: ‥BobbyJindalIsSoWhite. Left-wing racists ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
5
Concern at No HeterOx 'purge' from Facebook group
... colour as inappropriate; the kind of wait-for-your-turn, assimilationist politics that our liberation is not to be found in; aggressively statist-zionist ... «Cherwell Online, Jul 15»
6
Gov. Jindal Might Be "Tanned and Rested," But He's Not Ready to …
But it is "non-assimilationist Muslims" who are the usual targets of Governor Jindal's "separate cultures" argument. In London, he created an ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Rabbi Weiss: Please Don't Confuse Form With Substance
... protect Orthodoxy from the assimilationist practices of the heterodox movements, which plunged headlong into halachic dilution, compromise ... «Jewish Link of New Jersey, Jul 15»
8
The media's vile attacks on conservative assimilationists
The Post's splashy attack on Jindal's assimilationist ethic spawned a vile Twitter hashtag game: #BobbyJindalIsSoWhite. Left-wing racists ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
9
How Gay Marriage Became a Constitutional Right
Sullivan, an idiosyncratic self-styled conservative, was picketed and heckled by gay-rights groups who branded him an “assimilationist. «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
10
Stoking The Embers Of Jamaican Jewry
Over the course of 30 years, [assimilationist] habits form. It will be difficult to regain Jewishness” (Intermountain Jewish News, 2012). Although ... «The Jewish Press, Jun 15»

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