sectionalism
nounEtymology From sectional + -ism.
1
Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
2
Government, Politics Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation.
- Sectionalism is tearing the country apart. Everyone wants the other regions to do the work and pay the taxes while they reap the benefits.
- Related terms
- nationalism, globalism