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Communalism ​

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Cegep1
Humanities
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55 words
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Strong devotion to the interests of one's own minority or ethnic group rather than those of society as a whole

In the context of South Asia:
Pej. conduct of politics on an ethnic or religious basis. It privileges particular groups over others and is highly divisive.
Opposite of secularism

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