departmentalism

noun

de·​part·​men·​tal·​ism

(ˌ)dēˌ-

plural -s

: strong emphasis upon or partiality for division into departments especially at the expense of the whole (as in an educational institution)

exaggerated departmentalism which splits the university into sections

—Report: (Canadian) Royal Commission on National Development

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