multiracialism means the promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds. It carries an Arena rating of 1256, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, multiracialism ranks #4,809 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,825 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #8,221 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words, #8,798 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “multiracialism” is a great word
The advocacy for a society deliberately composed of people from diverse racial ancestries. Formed within English from the adjective 'multiracial' (from 'multi-' meaning 'many' + 'racial') + the suffix '-ism', denoting a doctrine or principle. Unlike multiculturalism, which emphasizes the coexistence of distinct cultural groups that may transcend racial lines, or assimilation, which denotes absorption into a dominant culture, multiracialism is a principle of visible, structural plurality. It is the deliberate composition of a classroom portrait, the family tree whose branches span continents, and the public square where faces tell a hundred different histories—a quiet argument for a new kind of whole, written not in blood, but in living flesh.
Etymology
From multiracial + -ism.
noun
- The promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds.
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