# reservationism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. India's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups.
2. The policy of confinement of Native Americans to Indian reservations.

## Etymology
From reservation + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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