tribalism
noun
trib·al·ism
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Definition of tribalism
Examples of tribalism in a Sentence
Tribalism within the group is strong.
the corrupting influence of tribalism
Recent Examples on the Web
There have always been outliers on each side of the aisle — perhaps even more so when the parties have been united more by tribalism than ideology. — Kyle Sammin, National Review, "A Socialist Predecessor of Ocasio-Cortez in Congress," 13 Aug. 2019 The answer to one kind of tribalism is not forming another tribe of our own. — Elif Shafak, Quartz, "Nationalism is thriving using the very mechanism it denounces," 6 Aug. 2019 For his part, the president has discussed the A$AP Rocky case not in terms of justice, but in terms of tribalism and nationalism. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Why Trump Cares About A$AP Rocky’s Sweden Arrest," 27 July 2019 And as much as Democrats might like to talk about health care, climate change and the minimum wage, their candidate will inevitably be dragged into his sucking morass of conspiracy mongering and tribalism. — Molly Ball, Time, "What Do the Democrats Stand For? Inside a Fight Over America's Future," 25 July 2019 After a few years of moderate coalition governance, a fusion of faith and tribalism is again on the ascendant in Sri Lanka. — Hannah Beech, New York Times, "‘Our Duty to Fight’: The Rise of Militant Buddhism," 8 July 2019 The data also suggest that tribalism follows us out onto the road. — Dante Chinni, NBC News, "Liberals and Conservatives even vacation differently," 7 July 2019 The problem is not a commitment to social justice, but an approach to social justice that places common humanity below dysfunctional tribalism. — Sahil Handa, National Review, "What Conservatives Get Wrong about the Campus Wars," 4 July 2019 Tackling tribalism Nigerians understood that simply ostracizing religious communities would not work. — Shobana Shankar, Quartz Africa, "What the United States could learn from Nigeria about taking on anti-vaxxers," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tribalism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tribalism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tribalism
often disapproving
: loyalty to a tribe or other social group especially when combined with strong negative feelings for people outside the group
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