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departmentalism
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de·part·men·tal·ism
Definition of departmentalism
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: strong emphasis upon or partiality for division into departments especially at the expense of the whole (as in an educational institution) exaggerated departmentalism which splits the university into sections — Report: (Canadian) Royal Commission on National Development
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