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tokenism

[toh-kuh-niz-uhm] / ˈtoʊ kəˌnɪz əm /


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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