Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In plains., one who maintains the doctrine of innate ideas.
- noun In U. S. politics:
- noun One who supports or favors the program of the Native American party.
- noun One who supports the program of the American party. See
American .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An advocate of nativism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An advocate of
nativism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
- adjective of or relating to or advocating nativism
- adjective advocating the perpetuation of native societies
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Examples
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KING: The "New York Observer" said that you recently criticized what you called nativist elements of the GOP.
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He said they were having "anchor babies," a term nativist groups use to drum up fears of invading Mexicans using their citizen children to send relatives streaming over the border.
Migra Matters 2008
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A xenophobic nativist is the last thing the USA needs in a policy making role.
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KAUS: Oh, I think I'm probably included in the group that is called nativist and xenophobe.
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Before his stint as secretary of state, Kobach worked for the Immigration Reform Law Institute, the legal branch of Federation for American Immigration Reform FAIR, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has classified as a "nativist hate group."
NYDN Rss Albor Ruiz 2012
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The truth that hurts: Bill O'Reilly really hates being called a nativist
Crooks and Liars Heather 2010
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The media director for FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) recently rebuked the Journal-World (Public Forum, July 3) for publishing a letter pointing out that FAIR is currently classified as a nativist (anti-immigrant) hate group by the nonpartisan Southern
LJWorld.com stories: News Lawrence Peter Gegenheimer 2010
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The media director for FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) recently rebuked the Journal-World (Public Forum, July 3) for publishing a letter pointing out that FAIR is currently classified as a nativist (anti-immigrant) hate group by the nonpartisan Southern
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The truth that hurts: Bill O'Reilly really hates being called a nativist Glenn Beck thinks 'political correctness' is driving people to shooting rampages O'Reilly's guests agree: It's liberals 'fault Gingrich and Limbaugh are feuding Wed, 03 / 18 / 2009 - 14: 06 - LeftandLeft
Crooks and Liars 2009
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The truth that hurts: Bill O'Reilly really hates being called a nativist
Crooks and Liars 2009
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