Definitions
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- noun the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, polls show that the term multiculturalism is viewed positively by the majority of Quebeckers.
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However, polls show that the term multiculturalism is viewed positively by the majority of Quebeckers.
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"Before Trudeau supposedly invented multiculturalism and the language of diversity in politics, Diefenbaker and the Conservatives were ahead of him," he said, citing John Diefenbaker as the first prime minister who was neither English nor French, and Senator Paul Yuzyk, credited with popularizing the term multiculturalism in the 1960s.
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By doing away with the term multiculturalism, and replacing it with pluralism, Canada can refocus the debate.
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She just doesn't like the word "multiculturalism."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed TAMARA BALUJA 2011
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She just doesn't like the word "multiculturalism."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed TAMARA BALUJA 2011
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I am wondering when that old tanker "multiculturalism" is going to the car masher place?
Walking after Midnight Roger Sutton 2006
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Yet more evidence that multiculturalism is an abject failure that must be managed by creaking government bureaucracies.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy 2010
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Actually, Ryan your theory that multiculturalism is not destroying Canadian cultural identity is quite bizarre to me.
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I was so befuddled by his analysis (described as moronic by many present) that I felt prompted to inquire how he developed such an expertise in multiculturalism growing up in Saskatchewan.
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