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(sekʃənəl)
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Sectional interests are those of a particular group within a community or country.
He criticized the selfish attitude of certain sectional interests.
Synonyms: regional, local, separate, divided More Synonyms of sectional

sectional in British English

(ˈsɛkʃənəl)
adjective
1. 
composed of several sections
2. 
of or relating to a section
Derived forms
sectionally (ˈsectionally)
adverb

sectional in American English

(ˈsɛkʃənəl)
adjective
1. 
of a section
2. 
of, characteristic of, or devoted to a given section or district; regional
3. 
made up of or divided into sections or parts that may be used as separate units, as a sofa
noun US
4. 
a sectional sofa, bookcase, etc.
Derived forms
sectionally (ˈsectionally)
adverb

Examples of 'sectional' in a sentence
sectional

And that's odd, really, since a sectional jemmy would have opened it up as easy as you like.
Ashford, Jeffrey A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE (2001)
Yet any half-competent peterman with a sectional jemmy would have ripped it open inside five minutes.
Ashford, Jeffrey A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE (2001)
The Las Vegas sectional didn't go all the way to Southern California.
James W. Huston FALLOUT (2001)
(adjective) 
Definition
concerned with a particular area or group within a country or community, esp. to the exclusion of others
a party of sectional interests
Synonyms
regional
concern about regional security
local
I was going to pop up to the local library.
separate
The two things are separate and mutually irrelevant.
divided
exclusive
We have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat.
partial
separatist
factional
localized

Additional synonyms

in the sense of exclusive
We have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat.
Synonyms
sole,
only,
full,
whole,
single,
private,
complete,
total,
entire,
unique,
absolute,
undivided,
unshared
in the sense of local
Definition
of or concerning a particular area
I was going to pop up to the local library.
Synonyms
community,
district,
regional,
provincial,
parish,
neighbourhood,
small-town (US),
parochial,
parish pump
in the sense of separate
Definition
existing or considered independently
The two things are separate and mutually irrelevant.
Synonyms
unconnected,
individual,
particular,
divided,
divorced,
isolated,
detached,
disconnected,
discrete,
unattached,
disjointed

Nearby words of
sectional

  • sect
  • sectarian
  • section
  • sectional
  • sector
  • secular
  • secure

Synonyms of 'sectional'

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