departmentalism means excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure.
- Organization by government departments, as opposed to other mechanisms, such as NGOs.“Lord Whitelaw, then Chairman of the Conservative Party Policy Committee, considered that departmentalism would be more effective than umbrellaism.”