single-issueism

noun

The tendency or decision to focus on or vote based on a single issue.

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Meanings

nounsingle-issueism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentThe tendency or decision to focus on or vote based on a single issue.

    Women don't come into R2N2 on the basis of 'single-issue-ism' but because of our whole vision.

    1982 December 4, Sharon Page, quoting Cathy Christeller, “R2N2 Conference: Revitalizing the Movement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 3

Origin

From single-issue + -ism.

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single-issueism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-issueism

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“single-issueism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-issueism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single-issueism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-issueism.

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