benevolent assimilation
Etymology
Coined in 1898 by President William McKinley justifying the invasion of the Philippines.
Noun
benevolent assimilation (countable and uncountable, plural benevolent assimilations)
- (US) The assimilation of a group of foreigners by absorbing them into a new culture, with the primary stated reason being that it is an act of benevolence. quotations ▼
References
- Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903, Stuart Creighton Miller, (Yale University Press, 1982).
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