con·form·ist

(kən-fôr′mĭst)

A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group.

adj.

Marked by conformity or convention: "Underneath the image, teenagers today are surprisingly conformist" (Selina S. Guber).

con·form′ism n.

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conformism

(kənˈfɔːmɪzəm)

the tendency to adopt the attitudes, behaviour, dress, etc, of the group to which one belongs

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conformism

the act or practice of conforming, as to social convention, religious orthodoxy, or established political belief, — conformist, n., adj.

conformism

[kənˈfɔːmɪzəm] N → conformismo m

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conformism

n → Konformismus m

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Following prescripts means corralling wit and imagination, and is not the natural mode of most artists; one thinks of Magritte's pointed break from the 'tactical conformism' of Surrealism in 1947 to instigate his "Vache' period.

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Putting the blame on outsiders alone leads us to intellectual laziness and moral conformism. Lack of strong and wise political leadership makes the Muslim world vulnerable to all sorts of attacks and manipulations.

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Such an edict casts dark shadows over the looming elections, that need to be an inculcation of egalitarianism and freedom of judgment, rather than mandatory conformism. Now is the time to encourage such voices to allow for a fair and free election where the public is aware of the ground realities and implications of what their vote means.

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The result was that David began to question democratic conformism by generating awareness among his congregations.

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The Son Of Bigfoot coasts along on a gentle wave of empowerment, family unity and defiant individuality in the face of conformism.

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To understand the widespread conformism and traditionalism among youngsters in Russia and Ukraine and in Central European countries like Poland or the Czech Republic, the book is structured in four sections, all shedding different lights on phenomena of youth culture, primarily in the form of involvement in social or political movements as well as literature, music, or sports.

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