Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To divide into separate parts or sections: conflicting interests that tend to fractionalize a society.
Wiktionary
- v. To separate into parts or fractions; to fractionate
Examples
““If we fractionalize the Republican Party, we are going to see more liberals elected,” Hatch warned a crowd of 300 at a town meeting at American Fork Junior High School on Wednesday night, amid jeers from Tea Party supporters.”
Think Progress » Hatch Warns Tea Party Activists: Work With The GOP…Or Else
“RNC Chairman Michael Steele met with tea party leaders in January to encourage them to join the GOP, while Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) warned the movement not to “fractionalize the Republican Party.””
Think Progress » Palin Supports Creation Of Third Party: ‘That Can Be Part Of A Healthy Process’
““If we fractionalize the Republican Party, we are going to see more liberals elected””
Think Progress » Hatch Warns Tea Party Activists: Work With The GOP…Or Else
“If we fractionalize the Republican Party, we are going to see more liberals elected," he explained at a town hall event, provoking backlash from conservative members of the crowd.”
The Huffington Post: Orrin Hatch Haunted By Ghosts Of Defeat & Could See Tea Party Threat In 2012
“Make that one movie in two parts, director Guillermo del Toro insisted in an exclusive interview with MTV News, refusing, like Tolkien himself before him, to fractionalize his overall story into component parts.”
‘Hobbit’ Films Will Be One ‘Continuous Journey,’ Promises Guillermo Del Toro » MTV Movies Blog
“As the terrorists fractionalize command and control, this will increase in importance.”
“Powerful interests want to fractionalize the use of a friendly fuel that is vital to rail profitability.”
COAL UNDER FIRE: A Railway Age Special Report « Stephen Rees's blog
“It is the same question that can potentially fractionalize any civil rights or political movement.”
“Ryan in West Palm Beach, Florida, "No matter how much money, no matter how many surging troops, no matter how much the right wing hopes and praise, the moment all U.S. and coalition troops, leave Iraq will fractionalize and fall to pieces.”
“Historically, this problem has been used to fractionalize groups, e.g. by pairing regional economic interests with competing environmental initiatives.”
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To break or break apart
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