assimilationism

[uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm]

as·sim·i·la·tion·ism

[uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm]
noun
the practice or policy of assimilating or encouraging the assimilation of people from all races and cultures: The family at first resisted the assimilationism of the New World.

Origin:
1950–55; assimilation + -ism

as·sim·i·la·tion·ist, noun, adjective
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Assimilationism has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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