- the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.
- any legislation, admissions policy, hiring practice, etc., that demonstrates only minimal compliance with rules, laws, or public pressure: Admitting one woman to the men's club was merely tokenism.
- the practice of making only a token effort or doing no more than the minimum, esp in order to comply with a law
