TOKENISM


Meaning of TOKENISM in English

/ ˈtəʊkənɪzəm; NAmE ˈtoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] ( disapproving ) the fact of doing sth only in order to do what the law requires or to satisfy a particular group of people, but not in a way that is really sincere :

Appointing one woman to the otherwise all-male staff could look like tokenism.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.