inclusion

American  

[in-kloo-zhuhn] / ɪnˈklu ʒən /

noun

1. the act of including.

2. the state of being included.

3. something that is included.

4. the practice or policy of including and integrating all people and groups in activities, organizations, political processes, etc., especially those who are disadvantaged, have suffered discrimination, or are living with disabilities: Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

   Political and civic inclusion is vital to a sustainable democracy.

   Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

5. the educational policy of placing students with physical or mental disabilities in regular classrooms and providing them with certain accommodations.

6. Biology. a body suspended in the cytoplasm, as a granule.

7. Mineralogy. a solid body or a body of gas or liquid enclosed within the mass of a mineral.

8. Petrography. xenolith.

9. Logic, Mathematics. the relationship between two sets when the second is a subset of the first.

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inclusion British  

/ ɪnˈkluːʒən /

noun

1. the act of including or the state of being included

2. something included

3. geology a solid fragment, liquid globule, or pocket of gas enclosed in a mineral or rock

4. maths

   1.  X⊆Y.  the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the second

   2.  X⊂Y.  the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versa

5. engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide

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Other Word Forms

• noninclusion noun
• preinclusion noun
• reinclusion noun

Etymology

Origin of inclusion

First recorded in 1590–1600; inclusion def. 9 was first recorded in 1945–50; from Latin inclūsiōn- (stem of inclūsiō ) “a shutting in,” equivalent to inclūs(us) ( incluse ) + -iōn- noun suffix ( -ion )

Example Sentences

The 31-year-old has, however, only started 11 games for City this season, leaving a question mark over his inclusion.

From BBC

France, who retained the title in the most dramatic of circumstances by beating England in Paris, also have four players chosen, while Italy and Scotland boast three inclusions and Wales one.

From BBC

The BHA's new equality, diversity and inclusion strategy includes the following proposals:

From BBC

DiCamillo said he believes the poll’s inclusion of the candidates’ titles that voters will see on their ballots is crucial in a low-information contest.

From Los Angeles Times

Many pandemic-era efforts to help Black women and other minority groups advance up the corporate ladder have fallen away as companies have retreated from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• admittance
• formation
• incorporation
• involvement