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exclusionist

British  
/ ɪkˈskluːʒənɪst /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a supporter of a policy of exclusion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

But remembering the story of Spencer in China made me wonder if swan upping could offer us something other than these exclusionist dreams of a sacrosanct Englishness deep-rooted in an imagined past.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2017

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

From The Guardian Jul. 19, 2013

He succeeded his father in 1675: he voted for Stafford's conviction, and was a zealous exclusionist.

From State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social by Various

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