cliquismn.
/ˈkliːkɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈkliˌkɪzəm/ The spirit, principles, and methods, of a clique; party exclusiveness, cliquishness.
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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a coterie or clique > quality
coterieism1825
particularisma1834
cliquism1852
cliquishness1853
sectionalism1858
cliquiness1927
1852 W. Wilks Hist. Half Cent. 264 The corporations, in which the rancour of sectarian exclusiveness was added to the corruption of official cliqueism.
1865 Cornhill Mag. June 678 The smaller the cliques the more rigid the cliquism.
1884 A. Forbes Chinese Gordon v. 140 British India is a network of cliquism and favoritism.
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