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Sectionalism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a partiality for some particular place wordnet
  3. 3
    Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation. countable, uncountable

    "Sectionalism is tearing the country apart. Everyone wants the other regions to do the work and pay the taxes while they reap the benefits."

Etymology

From sectional + -ism.

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