Compartmentalism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tendency to compartmentalize, or keep things separate uncountable
"They were also an important means of promoting contact between MOs working in different units, and so combating the problem of compartmentalism by facilitating exchanges of information on the latest medical techniques […]"
Example
More examples"They were also an important means of promoting contact between MOs working in different units, and so combating the problem of compartmentalism by facilitating exchanges of information on the latest medical techniques […]"
Etymology
From compartmental + -ism.
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