Wantokism
//ˈwɑntɒkɪzəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The Melanesian cultural practice of relying on one's wantoks for any need, and of sharing the fruits of one's personal success with one's wantoks. uncountable
"The capture of a provincial bureaucracy by an ethnic elite and the practice of wantokism have had at least other grave repercussions for national unity and nation-building."
Example
More examples"The capture of a provincial bureaucracy by an ethnic elite and the practice of wantokism have had at least other grave repercussions for national unity and nation-building."
Etymology
From wantok + -ism.
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