integrationist

[in-ti-grey-shuh-nist]

noun

1. a person who believes in, supports, or works for social integration.

adjective

1. pertaining to, favoring, or being conducive to social integration.

Word History and Origins

Origin of integrationist¹

First recorded in 1950–55; integration + -ist

Example Sentences

As far as some Virginians were concerned, he was also an integrationist carpetbagger.

From Los Angeles Times

I did whole drafts of the film where I made the magical society true villains, and I said, ‘Get thee away from me’ to this integrationist, accommodationist point of view, but I just find that so disrespectful to my ancestors.

From New York Times

Pedro Sánchez, 51, is seen as a passionately pro-European integrationist and speaks English fluently; he has lectured in economics in Spain and had a spell working for the UN high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

From BBC

Passionately pro-European and integrationist, having studied economic policy in Brussels and worked in the European Parliament and the United Nations, Sanchez also sought to tackle another polarising national legacy.

From Reuters

But the brilliance of the play, in which Carlo crashes her ex’s wedding — to a man, no less — is that it builds its undertow of pathos from the fact that she is now an extreme outlier, refusing to get with the integrationist, every-choice-is-valid program.

From New York Times