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obstructivism

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English

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Etymology

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From obstructive +‎ -ism.

Noun

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obstructivism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency to obstruct the activities of others.
    • 2003, Katherine Blue Carroll, Business as Usual?: Economic Reform in Jordan, page 212:
      The general suspicion of businesspeople within the population also extends to the bureaucracy and reinforces obstructivism.