chauvinism
Excessive or prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own group
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Summary
chauvinism is a bias[1]. chauvinism draws 10,569 Wikipedia views per month (bias category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Nicolas Chauvin[3]
- Subclass of: ethnic supremacism[4], nationalism[5], patriotism[6], ultranationalism[7]
- Commons category: Chauvinism[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chauvinism[9]
- Facet of: ultranationalism[10]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Different from: patriotism[17]
- P14541: 3z0xlA[18]
Why It Matters
chauvinism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] chauvinism is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]