Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A social system that gives authority and influence in a state to the landowners.
- noun A system of church government based on primacy of civil power.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The territorial system, or the theory of church government upon which it is based. Compare collegialism, episcopalism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Territoriality : the assertion of rights to aterritory
Etymologies
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Examples
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That is called territorialism (hell, maybe he does favor his tribe).
Think Progress 2009
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In the interests of good governance, 'territorialism' must be abandoned to give way to creative solutions for an improved system.
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"You're looking for guys to develop that bond or that kind of territorialism to protect their guy," the coach said, "and that was good."
ESPNsoccernet 2010
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Zangwill - who knew well that, unless the Arabs were driven from Palestine, creating a Jewish state in this country implied domination of an Arab majority by a Jewish minority - militated in favour of 'territorialism', the project of regrouping Jews on a territory better suited to the purpose than Palestine, wherever it might be - preferably in the United States.
openDemocracy Gilbert Achcar 2010
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Zangwill - who knew well that, unless the Arabs were driven from Palestine, creating a Jewish state in this country implied domination of an Arab majority by a Jewish minority - militated in favour of 'territorialism', the project of regrouping Jews on a territory better suited to the purpose than Palestine, wherever it might be - preferably in the United States.
openDemocracy Gilbert Achcar 2010
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"You're looking for guys to develop that bond or that kind of territorialism to protect their guy," the coach said, "and that was good."
ESPN.com 2010
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John Michael and Fran have a strong chemistry and great dynamic, showcased with a nice combination of protective territorialism and bickering - Peter, when Fran is leaving on a motorcycle for her date with Elliot: "Do you know how many people are killed by motorcycles?!?"
Courtney Stovall: Divorced...Happily? Exclusive Sneak Peek at Fran Drescher's New Series Courtney Stovall 2011
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John Michael and Fran have a strong chemistry and great dynamic, showcased with a nice combination of protective territorialism and bickering - Peter, when Fran is leaving on a motorcycle for her date with Elliot: "Do you know how many people are killed by motorcycles?!?"
Courtney Stovall: Divorced...Happily? Exclusive Sneak Peek at Fran Drescher's New Series Courtney Stovall 2011
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John Michael and Fran have a strong chemistry and great dynamic, showcased with a nice combination of protective territorialism and bickering - Peter, when Fran is leaving on a motorcycle for her date with Elliot: "Do you know how many people are killed by motorcycles?!?"
Courtney Stovall: Divorced...Happily? Exclusive Sneak Peek at Fran Drescher's New Series Courtney Stovall 2011
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John Michael and Fran have a strong chemistry and great dynamic, showcased with a nice combination of protective territorialism and bickering - Peter, when Fran is leaving on a motorcycle for her date with Elliot: "Do you know how many people are killed by motorcycles?!?"
Courtney Stovall: Divorced...Happily? Exclusive Sneak Peek at Fran Drescher's New Series Courtney Stovall 2011
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