pluralism
Noun

pluralism

  1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
  2. (ecclesiastical) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
  3. (sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
  4. (politics) The belief that there should be diverse and competing centers of power in society.
  5. (politics) The acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems.
  6. (law) The existence of differing legal systems in a population or area.
  7. (philosophy) The belief that values can be simultaneously antagonistic and incommensurable.
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  • Russian: мно́жественность
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