obstructivismn.
/əbˈstrʌktɪvɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /əbˈstrəktəˌvɪz(ə)m/, /ɑbˈstrəktəˌvɪz(ə)m/ = obstructionism n.
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1859 F. Wharton Treat. on Theism 303 (heading) Its obstructivism.
1885 Academy 19 Dec. 407/2 A fusion of fanatical obstructivism with official corruption.
1939 Amer. Hist. Rev. 44 889 Bona fide business was driven from Whitehall by the bureaucratic obstructivism of the Crown Officials.
1988 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. A. 151 44 There is the well-known current obstructivism to the use of anonymised routine blood samples from pregnant women.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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