Separatism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Separatism is a noun meaning The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.
Meaning
The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.
More Meanings
- 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).
Example Sentences
She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism.
Apartheid was a government-enforced form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race.
Word Forms
- separatisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include splittist, secessionist, secession, separatist, division, divisiveness.
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