inclusionistadj.n.
/ɪnˈkluːʒn̩ɪst/, /ɪŋˈkluːʒn̩ɪst/, U.S. /ᵻnˈkluʒ(ə)nəst/, /ɪŋˈkluʒ(ə)nəst/ A. adj.
That includes or tends to include; characterized by inclusion.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective]
comprising1603
including1611
including1648
suscipient1655
comprehensivea1657
subsumptive1770
inclusionist1854
inclusionary1930
1854 North-China Herald 6 May 153/2 The instruments of this exclusionist, or inclusionist policy, were, in chief, the very brethren who behaved so ill.
1920 J. P. Jordan & G. L. Harris Cost Accounting xxxiii. 438 The inclusionist group thinks the inclusion of interest will accomplish certain objects.
1962 Burlington Mag. Mar. 125/2 That [he] is inclusionist rather than exclusionist in his attitude to Watteau is no bad thing, for the artist was prolific and, once he had found his métier, developed with extraordinary rapidity.
2013 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 27 June a6/5 We also saw a significant shift from people having..a traditional or exclusionist view of what constitutes a family to a more inclusionist or modern view of the family.
B. n.
A person who advocates a policy or practice of inclusion, (now) esp. one of not excluding anyone on the grounds of race, gender, religion, age, disability, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > integration or egalitarianism > adherent of
leveller1644
equalitarian1837
inclusionist1881
egalitarian1920
assimilationist1928
integrationist1955
1881 London & China Tel. 16 Apr. 325/2 The Commission as well as the Senate must offend one of the two parties, either the Inclusionists or the Free-traders.
1929 Rev. Eng. Stud. 5 180 To the inclusionist, English history begins with the invasion of Britain by the Saxons, Angles, and Jutes.
1979 Middle Eastern Stud. 15 50 Sadat has been an inclusionist, admitting far more individuals from more varied backgrounds into the political elite.
2013 Scunthorpe Tel. (Nexis) 2 May 51 I'm an inclusionist. It's good to reach out to people from different backgrounds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1854