Sectionalism

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
autarkybimetallismclannishnessclanshipcliqueynesscliquishness

Example

More examples

"The conflicts among leaders resulted in unhealthy sectionalism."

Etymology

From sectional + -ism.

More for "sectionalism"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.