inclusivity

English

Etymology

inclusive + -ity, modeled after exclusivity, 1920s.[1]

Noun

inclusivity (usually uncountable, plural inclusivities)

  1. Inclusiveness.
    Antonym: exclusivity
    • 2001, Jörg Andriof; Malcolm McIntosh, Perspectives on Corporate Citizenship, page 60:
      Corporate citizenship is about employee and stakeholder inclusivity. Stakeholder inclusion requires a long-term, and continuous, relationship to be [...]
    • 2002, David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, page 256:
      Modern states have ordered and arranged their racial inclusivities on the necessity of racist exclusivities.
    • 2003, Ian S. Markham, A Theology of Engagement, page 133:
      These are the terms on which Gandhi gives birth to Hindu inclusivity. It is worth pausing to distinguish Hindu inclusivity from Christian inclusivity.
    • 2002, Louis Rosenfeld; Peter Morville, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, page 66:
      Within a single organization scheme, you will need to balance the tension between exclusivity and inclusivity.
    • 2020 May 20, “Network News: A legacy of greater diversity in transport”, in Rail, page 13:
      Lilian Greenwood has ranked boosting diversity and inclusivity among her crowning achievements from her two-year stint chairing the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.

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