separatism
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editseparatism (countable and uncountable, plural separatisms)
- 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.
- 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.
Related terms
editTranslations
edittheory or doctrine
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practice of treating members of different societal groups in a different manner
See also
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French séparatisme. By surface analysis, separat + -ism.
Noun
editseparatism n (uncountable)
Declension
edit declension of separatism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) separatism | separatismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) separatism | separatismului |
vocative | separatismule |
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