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affirmative actionnoun	(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.
racial spoilsnoun	(US, politics, derogatory) Preferential treatment of minorities in source selection for government contracts.
meritocratismnoun	Advocacy or partisanship in support of meritocracy.
positive actionnoun	(sociology) A form of affirmative action that attempts to assist members of an underrepresented group without prejudicing the criteria of selection by merit.
nomineeismnoun	A form of political nepotism in which a political party rewards its supporters with jobs after successful election.
tailismnoun	(politics, derogatory) The practice of blindly following popular opinion.
meritocracynoun	A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
cooperationismnoun	A policy of cooperation.
ethnocracynoun	A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
gatekeepingnoun	The act or process of limiting another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, selfishness, complacency, or overprotectiveness.
equalismnoun	The policy or practice of treating all things equally.
metooismnoun	Alternative form of me-tooism. [(politics) The act of following or taking on a policy of another (especially competing) person or political party.]
racismnoun	Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.
promotionalismnoun	The policy of promoting something.
covertismnoun	A bias or policy of being covert.
impartialismnoun	A policy of being impartial.
concessionismnoun	A policy of, or belief in, making concessions.
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.
minoritarianismnoun	A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision-making.
accommodationismnoun	A policy of being accommodating; in particular, of accommodating an opposition (e.g. politically), especially with regard to established religions (state religions), freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.