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exclusionist

British  
/ ɪkˈskluːʒənɪst /

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to a policy of excluding various types of immigrants, imports, etc

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noun

  1. a supporter of a policy of exclusion

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Other Word Forms

  • exclusionism noun

Example Sentences

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When those warnings failed, the anonymous exclusionist posted new warnings that blared: “DANGER. Rattlesnakes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2021

“These groups have apocalyptic and exclusionist ideologies that are repeated and circulated in order to serve as a rallying point to susceptible individuals,” said Bruce Hoffman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2019

The phenomenon might be described as a nouveau form of recycling, albeit on a grand and exclusionist scale.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2014

But what if your community, including those on panels, is exclusionist, however unwittingly?

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2013

He represents a still more antique orthodoxy, or is an exclusionist of the old type, still holding out against even meteorites.

From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles