Did the company choose her for her merits, or merely as an act of tokenism?
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to|ken|ism — «TOH kuh nihz uhm», noun. U.S. a policy or practice of pretending to fulfill one s obligations with token efforts or gestures, especially towards eliminating racial segregation and discrimination … Useful english dictionary
ken — ken·dal; ken·dle; ken·do; ken·dyr; ken·il·worth; ken·na; ken·ne·dya; ken·nel·ly heav·i·side; ken·nel·man; ken·ner·ly s; ken·ni·cott s; ken·ny; ken·o·tron; ken·sing·ton; ken·speck·le; ken·tia; ken·tle; ken·tro·gon; ken·tro·lite; ken·tucky;… … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
tokenism — to·ken·ism … English syllables
tokenism — to|ken|ism [ toukə,nızəm ] noun uncount the practice of doing something in order to make people believe that you are being fair and including all types of people and issues when this is not really true ╾ to|ken|is|tic [ ,toukə nıstık ] adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tokenism — to•ken•ism [[t]ˈtoʊ kəˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. cvb the practice or policy of making no more than a minimal effort to offer opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority • Etymology: 1960–65 to ken•is′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
tokenism — to‧ken‧ism [ˈtəʊkənɪzm ǁ ˈtoʊ ] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when an organization includes a representative of a particular group such as women, black people etc in an activity or position only in order to give an appearance of fairness: • … Financial and business terms
tokenism — to|ken|ism [ˈtəukənızəm US ˈtou ] n [U] actions that are intended to make people think that an organization deals fairly with people or problems, when in fact it does not … Dictionary of contemporary English
M. Bison — This article is about M. Bison, known as Vega in Japan. For the character known as M. Bison in Japan, see Balrog (Street Fighter). For Vega outside Japan, see Vega (Street Fighter). M. Bison M. Bison in Super Street Fighter II … Wikipedia
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
