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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.
Apartheid was a government-enforced form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race.
Use separatism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Separatism means 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)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism.
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