Basis
Token
Token noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.
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Synonyms for Token
Nearby Word: tokenism
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Token Minority: Women are often treated and included in media as if they were a minority that needed to be "included" on much the same basis as ethnic minorities.
Source: Double Standard - It was meant to be derogatory in the same way as calling something "barbaric." By the same token, popular literature that involved dark, violent, and sexual themes was dubbed "gothic literature," and provided the basis for the "Goth" subculture.
Source: Non Indicative Name / Real Life -
Token Evil Teammate: Ridley crashes the Winter Formal and gets some revenge on the popular crowd for how they've treated Lena in Beautiful Darkness, the first of many times when this character teams up with the good guys on a per-mission basis for their own advantage and/or entertainment.
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