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departmentalism

de·part·men·tal·ism
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-pahrt-men-tl-iz-uh m, dee-pahrt-]
    • /dɪ pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm, ˌdi pɑrt-/
    • /ˌdiː.pɑːt.ˈmen.tə.lɪzm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-pahrt-men-tl-iz-uh m, dee-pahrt-]
    • /dɪ pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm, ˌdi pɑrt-/

Definitions of departmentalism word

  • noun departmentalism division into departments, esp when resulting in impaired efficiency 3
  • noun departmentalism strict or excessive adherence to departmental organization and rules 3
  • noun departmentalism division into departments, as in a university. 1
  • noun departmentalism advocacy of or partiality for such division. 1
  • noun departmentalism Adherence to departmental methods or structure. 1
  • noun departmentalism Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure. 0
See all 6 definitions of departmentalism

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Origin of departmentalism

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; departmental + -ism

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Parts of speech for Departmentalism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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departmentalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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