[
US
/ˈneɪtɪˌvɪst/
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NOUN
- a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to or advocating nativism
the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories
nativist theories -
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