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separatism

The correct spelling is separatism.

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noun

Say it like: Sep-ara-tis-m

The correct spelling is separatism. 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 poli… For example: "She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism."

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She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism.

Apartheid was a government-enformed form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.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).
  2. 2.The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.

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