Clubbism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 clubmanship; cliquishness archaic, uncountable
"The unwholesome clubbism of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society was prominently noticed by us upon the occasion of the exclusion of Dr. Murphy from the Council, notoriously upon the ground of his not belonging to the College of Physicians of London."
Example
More examples"The unwholesome clubbism of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society was prominently noticed by us upon the occasion of the exclusion of Dr. Murphy from the Council, notoriously upon the ground of his not belonging to the College of Physicians of London."
Etymology
From club + -ism.
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