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separatism

noun

Etymology

From separate + -ism.

  1. derived from *per-✻ — “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
  2. derived from sēparātus
  3. inherited from separaten
  4. suffixed as separatism — “separate + ism”

Definitions

  1. A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations,…

    A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

    • She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism.

  2. The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally,…

    The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.

    • Apartheid was a government-enforced form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race.

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Derived

antiseparatism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA