nativism
noun
the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Example Sentences
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One of its founders said the party's end was "a symbol of the end of Hong Kong's nativistic democracy movement".
From BBC ● May 27, 2023
The one view results in the nativistic, the other in the empiristic theory.
From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Luckiesh, Matthew
The same applies to the physiological theories of space-perception, supposed to be based on Kant's doctrine, put forward in Germany by Johannes Müller and the "nativistic school."
From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James
The large celebrations at Double Springs appear to have taken on a distinctly nativistic or revitalistic cast.
From Washo Religion by Downs, James F.
