Meaning of splitterism | Babel Free

Definitions

The ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups).

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Examples

“Lumperism is very common in palaeontology of late, representing a legitimate reaction to the preceding splitterism.”

“Curiously, the descriptions sometimes coincide: Bolsheviks and Mensheviks accuse each other of "splitterism," factionalism, opportunism, of being intelligentsia- rather than worker-oriented (whether in outlook or social composition), of pandering to the undeveloped class instincts of the masses.”

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