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departmentalism en · NOUN

Etymology

From departmental + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure.
  2. (uncountable) Organization by government departments, as opposed to other mechanisms, such as NGOs.
    • Lord Whitelaw, then Chairman of the Conservative Party Policy Committee, considered that departmentalism would be more effective than umbrellaism. 1989, David Paterson, Mary Palmer, The Status of Animals: Ethics, Education and Welfare, page 2: