mountaintopism
nounEtymology From mountaintop + -ism. Calque of the (now rarely used) Chinese word 山頭主義 / 山头主义 (shāntóuzhǔyì).
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Derogatory The tendency of a provincial governor to regard the province as his own personal territory.
noun
Etymology From mountaintop + -ism. Calque of the (now rarely used) Chinese word 山頭主義 / 山头主义 (shāntóuzhǔyì).
Derogatory The tendency of a provincial governor to regard the province as his own personal territory.
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