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pluralist.

Noun
Academic
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Someone who supports the coexistence or representation of different groups, beliefs, or perspectives.

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  • political pluralist
  • committed pluralist

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A committed pluralist, she resisted giving one organization control of the forum.

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Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular pluralist; plural pluralists. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.

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