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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

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

Ancient Japan had been as rigidly exclusionist but there had been a progressive element there.

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