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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Creating dissension or discord.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Forming or expressing division or distribution.
  2. Creating division or discord: as, divisive courses.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Having a quality that divides or separates

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Indicating division or distribution.
  2. adj. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

Examples

  • “Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is a co-chairman of the Obama campaign, issued a statement saying, "I'm deeply outraged and disappointed in the reckless statements," which he calls divisive and demeaning, and says, "They contradict his inspiring and courageous career.”

    CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2008

  • “And Senator Obama blasting his former pastor for making what he called divisive and destructive remarks about race and politics.”

    CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2008

  • “LEMON: Obama says he rejects what he calls divisive and distorted remarks by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.”

    CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2008

  • “Two Cosatu leaders on Tuesday sharply condemned what they described as divisive internal squabbles in the African National Congress.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

  • “The Carr campaign news release, which noted the Roosevelt altercation as well as three other incidents - a mix of statements and actions that Carr deemed that were described as "divisive" - concluded that Martin's style is "completely out of line for someone running for our district's school board.”

    The Seattle Times

  • “Pelosi also faulted Republicans for pushing what she called a divisive agenda that will compromise the economic security of the middle class.”

    The Seattle Times

  • “Most of those who commented blasted Mr. Cherry for what they called a divisive rant.”

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed

  • “Most of those who commented blasted Cherry for what they called a divisive rant.”

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed

  • “During the campaign, Watson criticized Head for what he described as her divisive style and for "litigating" people when they come before the City Council.”

    New Orleans Saints Central

  • “And what you call divisive rhetoric, I call standing up for principles.”

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