departmentalism: Meaning and Definition of

de•part•men•tal•ism

Pronunciation: (di-pärt-men'tl-iz"um, dē"pärt-), [key]
— n.
  1. division into departments, as in a university.
  2. advocacy of or partiality for such division.
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