conformism
Americannoun
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a tendency to conform to prevailing norms and attitudes, or to advocate for the conformity of others.
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(often initial capital letter) the principles and practices of those who conform to the practices of an established church, especially the Church of England.
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From his earliest childhood in Camberwell, a more exclusive suburb, he felt oppressed by the bourgeois conformism that enveloped his parents and their circle, and depressed by his mother’s cold suburban propriety.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
But in his 1979 memoir, “Disturbing the Universe,” he rued his youthful timidity and conformism and consequent failure to take action to change policies.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2020
We argue that the basic model is missing two crucial ingredients: social trust and conformism.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 3, 2019
Together, they form a lifelong refusal of every kind of goose-stepping conformism.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 16, 2019
When reporters started questioning claims for the blood-testing technology, Holmes played the Ayn Rand heroine fighting the forces of conformism.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2018
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