errorism
n.— «A group of eight Tamil men are taking their fight for social equality to the streets walking to Ottawa from Toronto to “stop errorism.” Errorism, as described by walk organizer Mayuran Rhaashivam, is when “a majority community uses stigmatized terms to bully a minority community for its own self interests.”» —“Tamil men walk to correct ‘errorism’” by Stefanie Swinson Durham Region News (Ontario, Canada) May 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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