territorialism
nounEtymology From territorial + -ism.
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Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory
- Such incidents create debate about localism, a brand of territorialism that has been practiced at surf breaks around the world for decades.2009 January 23, Matt Higgins, “Rough Waves, Tougher Beaches”, in New York Times:
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Lifestyle, Religion A theory of church government according to which the ruler of a country has the natural right to rule also over the ecclesiastical affairs of its people.