PLURALISM

Pluralism

Pluralism is, in the general sense, the acknowledgment of diversity. The concept is used, often in different ways, in a wide range of issues. In politics, pluralism is often considered by proponents of modern democracy to be in the interests of its citizens, and so political pluralism is one of its most important features.

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pluralism

Noun

  1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
  2. The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
  3. A social system based on mutual respect for each other's cultures among various groups that make up a society, wherein subordinate groups do not have to forsake their lifestyle and traditions but, rather, can express their culture and participate in the larger society free of prejudice.


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