mountaintopism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]mountaintop + -ism. Calque of the (now rarely used) Chinese word 山頭主義 / 山头主义 (shāntóuzhǔyì).
Noun
[edit]mountaintopism (uncountable)
- (derogatory) The tendency of a provincial governor to regard the province as his own personal territory.
Usage notes
[edit]- This term is associated with communist China.
References
[edit]- See [1].