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nativist

[ US /ˈneɪtɪˌvɪst/ ]
NOUN
  1. a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to or advocating nativism
    the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories
    nativist theories
  2. advocating the perpetuation of native societies
    the nativistic faith preaches the old values
    the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman

How To Use nativist In A Sentence

  • This idea seems really impractical from a political standpoint as it reeks of corporate welfare and is likely to really piss of the Lou Dobbs/nativist crowd. Archive 2007-10-01
  • The point is not to just to sidestep the nativist critique but to sublate it, in the manner in which Engels understood sublating Hegel in his critique of Ludwig Feuerbach; to take into consideration that which is relevant, effective and forceful in the critique but at the same time to break away from its preoccupation with origins and authenticity. Languagehat.com: SUBLATE.
  • And the Swiss vote will certainly give heart to politicians in Italy who are resisting mosques in frankly nativist terms.
  • The bulk of the criticism levied against the Tea Party has been directed at their most visible absurdities: the laughable primitivity of O'Donnell, Rand Paul, and Sharron Angle, the drawing of Hitler mustaches on the president and occasionally on themselves, Glenn Beck's high-octane McCarthyism, the unhinged nativist fashion shows, etc. Daniel Cluchey: The Price of Tea
  • Jeb Bush is trying to create a way forward for Republicans with Latino voters, but that path may be permanently blocked by the anti-immigration hysteria being fomented by Senator Jeff Sessions, Representative Steve King, Representative Lamar Smith, Representative Elton Gallegly, and the entire Republican "nativist lobby. Frank Sharry: GOP Hispanic Conference Highlights Deep Denial on Immigration
  • Abolitionists, free-Boilers, temperance advocates, and nativists were organized interests of that era.
  • But faced by the DPP led by the so-called political parties nativist revolt. on behalf of the Chinese Kuomintang to the survival of the KMT to the DPP once again fall into the trap.
  • The eliminativist believes that intentionality is ontologically reducible to the non-intentional without remainder. Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID
  • Monty's nativist Americanism is rooted in the biological determinism of fascist ideology, while Max's Americanism insists on the voluntarism and pluralism of liberal ideology. Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
  • Romney, although proudly proclaiming that his father was born in Mexico, is in fact a bold-faced panderer and cheerleader for nativist anti-Mexican sentiment. Jim Gonzalez: "El Paisano Mitt Romney" A Bizarre Hypocrisy
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