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diversity



di·ver·sity AW [diversity diversities] BrE [daɪˈvɜːsəti] NAmE [daɪˈvɜːrsəti] noun
1. uncountable, countable, usually singular a range of many people or things that are very different from each other
Syn: variety
the biological diversity of the rainforests
a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion
2. uncountable the quality or fact of including a range of many people or things
There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French diversite, from Latin diversitas, from diversus ‘diverse’, past participle of divertere ‘turn aside’, from di- ‘aside’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

Collocations:
Race and immigration
Prejudice and racism
experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
face/suffer persecution/discrimination
fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
be biased/be prejudiced against (especially BrE) black people/(both especially NAmE) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
discriminate against minority groups/minorities
perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially NAmE) race prejudice
entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
hurl/shout (especially BrE) racist abuse; (especially NAmE) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
Race and society
damage/improve (especially BrE) race relations
practise/ (especially US) practice (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
encourage/promote social integration
outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
live in a multicultural society
attack/criticize multiculturalism
fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
introduce/be for/be against (BrE) positive discrimination/(especially NAmE) affirmative action
support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
Immigration
control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
attract/draw a wave of immigrants
assist/welcome refugees
house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
assimilate/integrate new immigrants
employ/hire migrant workers
exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour/(especially US) labor
apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
have/hold dual citizenship

Example Bank:
People are being encouraged to celebrate the diversity of their communities.
The producer was under pressure to maintain a diversity in his output.
The south-east has the highest diversity of freshwater fish in the country.
The teaching profession does not yet reflect the diversity of the population.
There is a wide diversity of views on this subject.
There is need for greater diversity and choice in education.
Tyrannies do not allow diversity and disagreement.
You're lucky to work for a company which values diversity.
diversity in the style of the reports
the need to preserve biological diversity
the rich diversity of the city's cultural life
There was a great diversity of opinion.
the growing ethnic diversity of Western societies

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