[{"word":"separatism","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism."},{"definition":"The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Apartheid was a government-enformed form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/separatism"]}]