Tribalism \Trib"al*ism\, n. The state of existing in tribes; also, tribal feeling; tribal prejudice or exclusiveness; tribal peculiarities or characteristics.
Like most African presidents, Mobutu has asserted one-party rule was the only way to avoid tribalism.
Perhaps communist totalitarianism wasn't so bad after all: it was pretty successful in eastern Europe at suppressing tribalism and anti-semitism and keeping huge numbers of people in jobs.
I am a federalist, as it happens, if only because I detest and fear tribalism and nationalism. The great thing that can be said for western Europe, 50 years after D-Day, is that we are not ripping each other's throats out.
The guerrillas accuse President Samuel K. Doe's government of corruption, tribalism and suppressing the opposition.
"I also fail to understand why in this century you (Buthelezi) still encourage tribalism among your people," Sibiya added.
At the other end of the political spectrum one of Kenya's most senior civil servants said his belief in nearly three decades of development and 'nation building' had been shattered by the explosion of tribalism.