💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Classism"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| class warfarenoun | (sometimes derogatory) Conflict between sociopolitical classes. |
| class strugglenoun | Conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes); the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective. |
| racism of low expectationsnoun | A form of racial discrimination where certain racial groups are held to lower standards because of an implicit belief that they are less capable. |
| colorismnoun | (American spelling) Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification. |
| casteismnoun | Discrimination based on a person's caste. |
| professional classnoun | (in the plural) The groups in society composed of highly educated professionals. |
| anticlassismnoun | (sociology) Opposition to classism. |
| colourismnoun | (British spelling) Alternative form of colorism. [(American spelling) Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.] |
| class consciousnessnoun | (Marxism, social sciences) An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society. |
| castismnoun | Alternative form of casteism. [Discrimination based on a person's caste.] |
| classicidenoun | The deliberate and systematic destruction of a social class. |
| class warnoun | Synonym of class warfare. |
| ethnoclassnoun | A group defined by both ethnicity and social class. |
| educationismnoun | discrimination against those without post-secondary academic credentials. |
| middle classnoun | A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class. |
| ruling classnoun | (sociology, politics) The social class of a given society that controls that society's political agenda, whether as a formal aristocracy or a party leadership or as an informal unit within democracies. |
| classificationismnoun | The belief that things are best understood by being assigned to categories. |
| plantation mentalitynoun | A mentality according to which an organization or society is divided into a ruling elite and a class of workers treated as inferior, especially along racial lines. |
| new classnoun | (derogatory) The privileged ruling class of bureaucrats and Communist Party functionaries that arose in states that followed the Soviet style of communism. |
| sanismnoun | Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness. |
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