inclusivity

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/ˌɪŋkluːˈsɪvɪti/

noun

The quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness.

Opposite
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Meanings

nouninclusivity (usually uncountable, plural inclusivities)

plural inclusivities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness.

    Modern states have ordered and arranged their racial inclusivities on the necessity of racist exclusivities.

    2002, David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, page 256
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    Corporate citizenship is about employee and stakeholder inclusivity. Stakeholder inclusion requires a long-term, and continuous, relationship to be […]

    2001, Jörg Andriof, Malcolm McIntosh, Perspectives on Corporate Citizenship, page 60

    These are the terms on which Gandhi gives birth to Hindu inclusivity. It is worth pausing to distinguish Hindu inclusivity from Christian inclusivity.

    2003, Ian S. Markham, A Theology of Engagement, page 133

    Within a single organization scheme, you will need to balance the tension between exclusivity and inclusivity.

    2002, Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, page 66

    Progress on inclusivity and equality within organisations remains frustratingly slow. […]The challenge is that focusing solely on women is actually the antithesis of inclusivity. Inclusivity is not about cherry-picking one group for success; it is about removing the barriers to success that exist for everybody.

    2015 October 5, Roxanne Hobbs, “Why we must stop framing inclusivity as a women’s issue”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    So I was glad to see the Brown document declare, “a priority in the coming year will be to collect comprehensive quantitative and qualitative information on the climate of inclusivity,” and flesh out a specific effort to get beyond anecdotes:[…]

    2015 November 24, Conor Friedersdorf, “Brown University's $100 Million Inclusivity Plan”, in The Atlantic

    Antonyms: exclusivity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness.

Opposite

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  6. Proto-Italic*klaudō
  7. Latinclaudō
  8. Latininclūdō
  9. Latininclūsus
  10. Medieval Latininclūsīvus
  11. Middle Frenchinclusif
  12. Englishinclusive
  13. Englishinclusivity

From inclusive + -ity, modeled after exclusivity, 1920s, but in more common usage only since the late 1980s.

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