SINCE 1828
departmentalism
noun
de·part·men·tal·ism
| \ (ˌ)dēˌ-\
plural -s
Definition of departmentalism
: 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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