Pluralism refers to people of different races, religions, political beliefs, etc., living side-by-side in one society. Rather than blending into one single culture, the groups keep their unique tradit [..]

A state in society where some degree of cultural, linguistic, ethnic, religious or other group distinctiveness is maintained and valued. Pluralism is promoted by policies of multiculturalism and race [..]

1818, as a term in church administration, from plural + -ism. Attested from 1882 as a term in philosophy for a theory which recognizes more than one ultimate principle. In political science, attested [..]

In an art context, pluralism refers to the late 1960s and 1970s when art, politics and culture merged as artists began to believe in a more socially and politically responsive form of art

The open competition of political interests.

In a religious sense, the term has two quite different meanings: The belief that all religions and secular world views are legitimate and valid. Each is "true" when viewed from withi [..]

1. the idea that any being has multiple facets and that it might have many causes and connotations. 2. with regard to philosophy, the principle positing that ultimate reality is composed of more than [..]

A social condition where different racial, ethnic, and religious groups are intermingled geographically. Also a theory of politics as a conflict among interest groups, where political decision makin [..]

A theory that argues that the diverse interest groups in U.S. cities have equal access to the democratic system and there is no systematic bias in favour of one particular group (e.g. business or labo [..]

1) The holding by one person of more than one church office or benefice at the same time; it was a favourite way for secular and church officials to support their bureaucrats; in the later Middle Ages [..]

In medieval and early modern Europe, the practice of holding several offices at the same time.  Protestant reformers criticized the holding of several titles at once by the Catholic clergy as an abuse [..]

In ethnic relations, the condition that exists when both majority and minority groups value their distinct cultural identities, and at the same time seek economic and political unity. In political soc [..]

The co-existence of multiple social/cultural groups in the same society or state.

(n) a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated(n) the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements(n) the pract [..]

belief or practice which reflects toleration of numerous distinct groups, beliefs, or practices in society, or which views such a situation as socially desirable. It is also a term used in policy anal [..]

A view that sees power in society spread among a wide range of interest groups and individuals, with no group or individual having a monopoly of power.

The presence of multiple value systems within or among Societies. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

The belief that there are multiple opinions about an issue, each of which contains part of the truth but none contain the whole truth.

a state in which cultural subgroups (e.g., religious or ethnic groups) are given formally equal social standing; no single group holds a monopoly in the definition of beliefs, values, and practices

The belief that there are multiple perspectives on an issue, each of which contains part of the truth but none of which contain the whole truth. In ethics, moral pluralism is the belief that different [..]