multiracialism

English

Etymology

From multiracial +‎ -ism.

Noun

multiracialism (usually uncountable, plural multiracialisms)

1. The promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds.
   • 2008 March 23, Peggy Orenstein, “Mixed Messenger”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     But the rise of multiracialism is not all Kumbaya choruses and “postracial” identity. The N.A.A.C.P. criticized the census change, fearing that since so few in the black community are of fully African descent, mass attrition to a mixed-race option could threaten political clout and Federal financing.

Translations

promotion of diverse cultural backgrounds

• Portuguese: multirracialismo m