tokenism
Example Sentences
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Franak Viacorka, an adviser to Tikhanovskaya, told the BBC that Lukashenko's gesture to Maria was tokenism.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024
“Sometimes tokenism has run its course. I don’t want to just be that person,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
Some opponents, however, argue the move would hand excessive powers to the Indigenous body, while others have described it as tokenism and toothless.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023
These days, things are far from equitable, but in most of the culture, female representation has grown well past the Smurfette-style tokenism.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023
That led to a culture of tokenism, which I take full responsibility for.
From New York Times • May 17, 2023
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