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COMMUNALISM
communalism
(noun) loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
communalism
(noun) the practice of communal living and common ownership
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
communalism (countable and uncountable, plural communalisms)
The communal ownership of property.
Any social system based around a community.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"mu*nal*ism, n.
Definition: A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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