communalism Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the practice of communal living and common ownership
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noun loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
WordNet
Com"mu*nal*ism noun
Definitions
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.