sectionalism

About 0.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
2. noun Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation.

   Sectionalism is tearing the country apart. Everyone wants the other regions to do the work and pay the taxes while they reap the benefits.

Similar words

provincialism localism sectionalist divisionism segregationalism factionalism sectorization regionism demarcationalism denominationalism

Often followed by

and in of was is that which has as

Word family

sectionalisms