pluralist

UK: /ˈplʊərəlɪst/

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plu•ral•ism /ˈplʊrəˌlɪzəm/   n. [uncountable]

1. Sociology
   • a condition in which there are many different groups in society, all of whom manage to participate fully in it.
   • a belief or doctrine that society benefits from such a condition.

plu•ral•is•tic, adj.: 

a pluralistic society.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

plu•ral•ism  (plŏŏr′ə liz′əm), n. 

1. Philosophy
   • a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Cf. dualism (def. 2), monism (def. 1a).
   • a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
2. Religion [Eccles.]
   • the holding by one person of two or more offices at the same time.
   • plurality (def. 7a).
3. Sociology See cultural pluralism. 
4. state or quality of being plural.

• plural + -ism 1810–20

plu′ral•ist, n., adj. 
plu′ral•is′tic, adj. 
plu′ral•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.