a person who advocates integration, esp. of racial groups
adjective
2.
believing in or advocating integration
integrationist in American English
(ˌintɪˈɡreiʃənɪst)
noun
1.
a person who believes in, supports, or works for social integration
adjective
2.
pertaining to, favoring, or being conducive to social integration
Word origin
[1950–55; integration + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bleep, hot line, point-of-sale, speech recognition, wiretap-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, machinist, novelist, realist, socialist
Examples of 'integrationist' in a sentence
integrationist
The brave new integrationist impulse flourished for a time, in the post-war utopian heyday.
The Times Literary Supplement (2018)
Britain has held apart from the integrationist project, with good reason.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The two great iconic integrationist projects are teetering on the brink of failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To this end civility is indispensable, heedless of whether we reject their integrationist aspirations.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The greatest integrationist project of them all is monetary union.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are interested in making sure their integrationist bureaucracy thrives, rather than looking after the economy of the continent.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It was a parliament that was, in its integrationist zeal, out of step with domestic electorates.