Nationism

//ˈneɪʃənɪz(ə)m// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The practical concerns of running a nation, especially seen as divorced from emotional beliefs about national identity. countable, uncountable

    "In determining language policies, Fishman contends that a country needs to balance the concerns of nationalism (the feelings that develop from a sense of group identity) and nationism (the practical concerns of governing)."

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"In determining language policies, Fishman contends that a country needs to balance the concerns of nationalism (the feelings that develop from a sense of group identity) and nationism (the practical concerns of governing)."

Etymology

From nation + -ism, by Joshua Fishman, 1968.

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