fractionalization
- noun
- /ˌfrækʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
fragmentación
- Many experts believe that the fractionalization of political parties can weaken their overall influence and effectiveness in governance.
Examples
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The fractionalization of the community led to increased competition among different groups for limited resources.
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Plagued by defections and fractionalization for years, the Conservatives have seen their party reduced to little more than "the country's main minority," with few prospects for challenging the Liberals (Pizarro 1998, 97).
Academic text (2000) -
Fractionalization is not an inherent aspect of a diverse society, but rather a function of the relative distribution of resources.
Academic text (2002) -
When resources are maldistributed in ethnically diverse societies, there will generally be higher levels of fractionalization.
Academic text (2002) -
The columnist's complaint and his fears of fractionalization were taken up within a year by then-president of the American Historical Association, Bernard Bailyn, who worried that historians were also losing their ability to tell a story.
Academic text (1991) -
Following Mahon (2004), they affirm that political economic variables, such as the ideology of the government, the structure of representation, the fractionalization of the parliament, and the existence of a coalition government, carry more weight in triggering reforms than economic variables, and that they are the main reason why the actual income tax system differs from the theoretically targeted one.
Academic text (2016) -
The study highlighted how economic inequality contributes to the fractionalization of society, making it harder for diverse groups to unite.
Synonyms
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2.9
The process of making something into parts or equal parts in math
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4.2
A division in a group that makes two opposing parts
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4.3
Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border
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4.1
A process in which a substance is broken into simpler parts by chemicals or living things
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3.7
The act of splitting something already split into smaller parts
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6.8
When a group or society breaks into smaller parts and loses shared values
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3.2
The act of putting things into different groups
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3.4
The action of one thing dividing into parts that spread out
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
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4.9
A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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6.1
Dividing something into separate parts
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6.0
Dividing something into parts or groups
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8.9
The division of a larger group or area into smaller hostile parts
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7.9
Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts
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9.8
The cutting or splitting of something into parts
A process of dividing something into separate parts to make it easier to manage
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
Moving people and businesses out of a crowded city area so they spread out
Antonyms
How Divided
- Specialized
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7.6
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6.3
- Specialized
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
fractionalization = fractionalize (semi-transparent) = fraction + al + ize + ation
The noun is formed regularly from 'fractionalize' with the standard suffix '-ation'.
Etymology
Fractionalization comes from the root fract meaning 'break', the same root in fraction and fracture. When groups or systems split into smaller parts or factions, we call that fractionalization because it is like the whole being 'broken' into pieces.