Meaning & use
assimilationist
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A person who advocates that a minority group should adopt the customs, language, or culture of the dominant group in society.
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Historians debate whether the policy reflected assimilationist or pluralist goals.
As an assimilationist, he believed immigrants should quickly adopt local customs.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in discussions of immigration, colonialism, and minority-rights history, often with a critical connotation.
Words with an opposite meaning
separatist
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