tokenistic.
Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism.
Meaning & usage
Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism.
The government has taken nothing more than tokenistic actions on behalf of people with disabilities.
The company’s use of ads depicting gay couples appears to be merely tokenistic, particularly in view of the support it has given to anti-LGBT politicians.
Constituting a token or symbol.
Where this word comes from
From token + -istic.
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