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cliquism|ˈkliːkɪz(ə)m|
Also cliqueism.
[f. clique n. + -ism.]
The spirit, principles, and methods, of a clique; party exclusiveness, cliquishness.
1852W. Wilks Hist. Half Cent. 264 The corporations, in which the rancour of sectarian exclusiveness was added to the corruption of official cliqueism. 1865Cornh. Mag. XI. 678 The smaller the cliques the more rigid the cliquism. 1884A. Forbes Chinese Gordon v. 140 British India is a network of cliquism and favoritism. |