ALL meanings of tokenism
to·ken·ism
T t - noun tokenism the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority. 1
- noun tokenism any legislation, admissions policy, hiring practice, etc., that demonstrates only minimal compliance with rules, laws, or public pressure: Admitting one woman to the men's club was merely tokenism. 1
- noun tokenism superficial form of positive discrimination 1
- uncountable noun tokenism If you refer to an action as tokenism, you disapprove of it because you think it is just done for effect, in order to show a particular intention or to impress a particular type of person. 0
- noun tokenism the practice of making only a token effort or doing no more than the minimum, esp in order to comply with a law 0
- noun tokenism a show of accommodation to a demand, principle, etc. by small, often merely formal concessions to it 0
- noun tokenism token integration of blacks, as in schools, jobs, etc. 0