Meanings
nounmountaintopism (uncountable)
- derogatoryuncountableThe tendency of a provincial governor to regard the province as his own personal territory.
Origin
From mountaintop + -ism. Calque of the (now rarely used) Chinese word 山頭主義 / 山头主义 (shāntóuzhǔyì).
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mountaintopism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountaintopism
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“mountaintopism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountaintopism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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