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Etymology

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single-issue +‎ -ism

Noun

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single-issueism (uncountable)

  1. (politics) The tendency or decision to focus on or vote based on a single issue.
    • 1982 December 4, Sharon Page, quoting Cathy Christeller, “R2N2 Conference: Revitalizing the Movement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 3:
      Women don't come into R2N2 on the basis of 'single-issue-ism' but because of our whole vision.