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splittism

UK/ˈsplɪtɪz(ə)m/

splittism noun: political separatism, specifically the following of independent interests as opposed to central Communist party policy.

Noun

splittism (uncountable)

  1. Political separatism, specifically the following of independent interests as opposed to central Communist party policy.
    • If the situation in which the Democrats find themselves today in respect to numerical strength in the national controls, they will not be immune from the germ of this very spirit of splittism and divisiveness.1934 December 24, “Muddying the Waters”, in Kingsport Times, Kingsport, TN, page 4
    • The Chinese have intensified their ideological quarrel with Khrushchev to the point of an almost irreparable break. They accuse him of the most heinous Communist heresies: "adventurism" (for moving missiles into Cuba), "capitulationism" (for moving them out), "great-power chauvinism" (for...1963 July 12, Life, page 4

Forms of splittism

alternative formsplitism

Origin of splittism

From split + -ism, a calque of Chinese 分裂主義／分裂主义 (fēnlièzhǔyì).

Questions about splittism

What does splittism mean?
Splittism means political separatism, specifically the following of independent interests as opposed to central Communist party policy.
What part of speech is splittism?
Splittism is a noun.
How do you pronounce splittism?
Splittism is pronounced /ˈsplɪtɪz(ə)m/ (UK).

Words near splittism in the dictionary

  1. splitting the house
  2. splitting the sheets
  3. splitting up
  4. splittingly
  5. splittings
  6. splittism
  7. splittist
  8. splittists
  9. splitty
  10. splitwheel
  11. splitwheels

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