di·vi·sion·ist
-zh(ə)nə̇st 
plural -s
1
: one that advocates division or disunion
the divisionists objected to the existing boundary line
2
often capitalized
: an adherent or practitioner of divisionism : neo-impressionist
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Richard Quest and Joe Minihane,
CNN,
13 Apr. 2021
What’s behind pointillism is divisionism, the new scientific theories of light and color and ocular perception.
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Lorraine Boissoneault,
Smithsonian,
27 Feb. 2017
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Noun
Of education to divisionism and exclusion.
—
Richard Quest and Joe Minihane,
CNN,
13 Apr. 2021
What’s behind pointillism is divisionism, the new scientific theories of light and color and ocular perception.
—
Lorraine Boissoneault,
Smithsonian,
27 Feb. 2017
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“Divisionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divisionism. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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