pluralism

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plu·ral·is·m /ˈplʊərəlɪzəm $ ˈplʊr-/ noun [uncountable] formal  RRwhen people of many different races, religions, and political beliefs live together in the same society, or the belief that this can happen successfully 多元化，多元文化；多元主义 a nation characterized by cultural pluralism 以多元文化为特色的国家 —pluralist noun [countable] —pluralistic /ˌplʊərəˈlɪstɪk◂ $ ˌplʊr-/ —pluralist adjective a pluralist society 多元化的社会

Examples from the Corpus

pluralism• On the Internet modernity and pluralism go hand in hand.• Indeed many other art-historical givens have been rendered obsolete by pluralism and cultural diversity.• Institutions for change Rural development demands institutional pluralism and democratic participation.• It is in fact not a doctrine of neutrality but of moral pluralism.• His confidants are throwbacks to the past, lukewarm at best to economic and political pluralism.• This epoch was to pass after Adams's presidency into a period of romantic pluralism at the beginning of the nineteenth century.• But how was this pluralism to be embodied in the electoral process?cultural pluralism• The overall social and political project is the creation of a harmonious, democratic cultural pluralism, a healthy cultural diversity.• The new policy of openness has led to the abolition of censorship and to a welcome return to Leninist cultural pluralism.

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pluralism
plu‧ral‧is‧m /ˈplʊərəlɪzəm $ ˈplʊr-/ noun [uncountable] formal
when people of many different races, religions, and political beliefs live together in the same society, or the belief that this can happen successfully:
    a nation characterized by cultural pluralism
—pluralist noun [countable]
—pluralistic /ˌplʊərəˈlɪstɪk◂ $ ˌplʊr-/
—pluralist adjective:
    a pluralist society

plur·al·ismBrE /ˈplʊərəlɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈplʊrəlɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) the existence of many different groups of people in one society, for example people of different races or of different political or religious beliefs 多元化，多元性（不同种族、不同政治或宗教信仰的多种群体共存）◆cultural pluralism文化的多元性the belief that it is possible and good for different groups of people to live together in peace in one society 多元主义（不同群体可以有益地在同一社会中和平共处的主张）(usually disapproving) the fact of having more than one job or position at the same time, especially in the Church 兼职；（尤指）兼任神职