sectionalism.
Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
Meaning & usage
Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English sectional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sectionalism From sectional + -ism.
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