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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The associated procedures of denunciation, persecution and conformism generate a culture of sorts, but a sadly generic one that has nothing specifically to do with the country where they take place.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
The book ambles along the well-trodden conclusions and avoids engaging with his darker impulses, his own conformism and distaste for democracy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
Together, they form a lifelong refusal of every kind of goose-stepping conformism.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 16, 2019
Following the publication of Motivation and Personality in 1954, Maslow emerged as one of the few established psychologists to challenge the prevailing conformism of the 1950s.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 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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