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tokenism definition

to·ken·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. a show of accommodation to a demand, principle, etc. by small, often merely formal concessions to it
  2. ☆ token integration of blacks, as in schools, jobs, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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