- [uncountable, countable] the act or process of combining two or more things so that they work together
- The aim is to promote closer economic integration.
- integration of A and/with B His music is an integration of tradition and new technology.
Extra Examples- We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.
- a milestone in the process of European integration
- a move towards greater internal integration in Europe
- economic integration within the three communities
- integration between research and higher education
- policies designed to promote global economic integration
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true
- complete
- full
- …
- degree
- level
- achieve
- bring about
- accelerate
- …
- integration between
- integration into
- integration with
- …
- a move towards/toward integration
- a need for integration
- a process of integration
- …
- [uncountable] the act or process of mixing people who have previously been separated, usually because of colour, race, religion, etc.
- racial integration in schools
- measures to promote the social integration of people with learning difficulties
- integration (of somebody) into something the use of sport to facilitate the integration of child refugees into society
Collocations RaceRaceRace and societyTopics People in societyc1- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality/civil rights/equal rights
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate/champion diversity/multiculturalism
- attack/criticize/oppose/reject multiculturalism
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- practise/promote (racial/religious) tolerance/integration
- exacerbate/widen/perpetuate/reinforce (racial/socio-economic) inequality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee (racial/political/religious) persecution
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight (blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic) racism
- perpetuate/defy (common/popular/traditional/negative) stereotypes
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- discriminate/be prejudiced/be biased against minority groups/minorities/people of colour
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true
- complete
- full
- …
- degree
- level
- achieve
- bring about
- accelerate
- …
- integration between
- integration into
- integration with
- …
- a move towards/toward integration
- a need for integration
- a process of integration
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin integratio(n-), from the verb integrare, from integer ‘whole’, from in- (expressing negation) + the root of tangere ‘to touch’.
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