Definition of "pigeonholing" []

• Present participle of pigeonhole. (verb)
• The classification of disparate entities into categories, not always for the right reason (noun)

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• "Given that I realize most Americans are not, in fact, libertarians, this sort of rhetorical pigeonholing is a bit unsettling."
• "Such are the hazards of "pigeonholing" people instead of viewing them as individuals."
• "Finch, however, worries that that kind of pigeonholing won't go down well with polka fans, who he says are already fed up with all the lederhosen and accordion jokes they must endure."