Splitterism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splitterism is a noun meaning The ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups).
Meaning
The ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups).
Example Sentences
Lumperism is very common in palaeontology of late, representing a legitimate reaction to the preceding splitterism.
Curiously, the descriptions sometimes coincide: Bolsheviks and Mensheviks accuse each other of "splitterism," factionalism, opportunism, of being intelligentsia- rather than worker-oriented (whether in outlook or social composition), of pandering to the undeveloped class instincts of the masses.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include splitism, factionalism, splittism, partitionist, fractionalism, segregationalism.
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