partyism

noun

par·​ty·​ism

pronunciation at party +ˌizəm

plural -s

1

: devotion to a political party : party spirit

the partyism … by which the great issue was obscured

—Goldwin Smith

2

: a party system

cliques and partyism were nonexistent

—I. M. Price

—often used in combination

one-partyism is on the way out

—Birmingham (Alabama) News

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