assimilationist

[uh-sim-uh-lay-shuhn-ist]

noun

plural

assimilationists 

1. an advocate for assimilationism.

adjective

1. relating to, supporting, or advocating assimilationism.

Other Word Forms

• anti-assimilationist noun

Example Sentences

He attended a day school for indigenous children, and was later forcibly taken from his family in the Sixties Scoop - an assimilationist policy in Canada where indigenous children were placed either in foster care, or were adopted outside of their communities.

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Such communes, which rejected both straight society and a gay movement that they saw as consumerist and assimilationist, peppered late 1970s and early 1980s America.

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The ruling was particularly notable, Mr. Lente said, given the ongoing discussions about the legacy of Native American boarding schools, which pursued explicitly assimilationist policies separating Native children from their families and cultures, in some cases taking custody of children in protracted custody battles.

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The sergeant, a fanatical assimilationist, strives to be accepted by white society by adopting its values and biases.

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It is about "making others feel comfortable," yes, and depending on the situation it's also a means of signaling assimilationist behavior.

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