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sectionalism

sectionalism noun: promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.

Noun

sectionalism (countable and uncountable, plural sectionalisms)

  1. Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
  2. 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.

sectionalism meaning in Tamil

sectionalism in Tamil

வகுப்புணர்ச்சி

Forms of sectionalism

pluralsectionalisms

Origin of sectionalism

From sectional + -ism.

Questions about sectionalism

What does sectionalism mean?
Sectionalism means promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
What is sectionalism in Tamil?
Sectionalism in Tamil is வகுப்புணர்ச்சி. See Sectionalism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sectionalism?
Sectionalism is a noun.
What is the plural of sectionalism?
The plural of sectionalism is sectionalisms.

Words near sectionalism in the dictionary

  1. sectionalisations
  2. sectionalise
  3. sectionalised
  4. sectionalises
  5. sectionalising
  6. sectionalism
  7. sectionalisms
  8. sectionalist
  9. sectionalists
  10. sectionality
  11. sectionalization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sectionalism (page history and authors); sectionalism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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