pluralist

noun, adj — 3 senses

pluralist

noun

Etymology From plural + -ist.

1

A person who holds multiple offices, especially a clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice.

2

An advocate of pluralism (in all senses)

Derived terms
antipluralist, ethnopluralist

pluralist

adj

Etymology From plural + -ist.

1

Of, or related to pluralism.

  • In addition, a more pluralist system in a large diverse democracy should foster aggregation, compromise, and tolerance.2014, Bruce E. Cain, Democracy More or Less:
  • Her book includes an incisive discussion of misogyny on the New Right. [Laura K.] Field notes how “gynocracy” and “the longhouse” have become overwrought MAGA epithets for an unbearably feminized and pluralist society.2025 December 17, Jennifer Szalai, “The Intellectuals Fueling the MAGA Movement”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2025:

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