adjective
definition
Having a quality that divides or separates
example
Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.
Examples of divisive in a Sentence
Here are some websites devoted to this divisive subject.
But if you make that your general approach, it is extremely divisive.
Its use in the private sector has shown it risks making payment divisive and unequal.
For her, potentially divisive political issues become unimportant.
The drive to diversify the economy by attracting the tourist dollar has brought in a 2 tier system, divisive and visibly unfair.
For these dangerous and divisive elements the legislation proposed in the Race Relations Bill is the very pabulum they need to flourish.
Grammar schools are hugely socially divisive, she said.
From a European perspective the US health market seems deeply divisive.
However some of Bismarck's domestic policies proved very divisive.
The writer, both in text and photographs, frankly avows the prejudices and selectivity inevitable in any account of controversial and divisive events.
Otherwise, and as we are seeing, divisive notions result which can unnecessarily cause disunity and segregation in society.
The idea that resources belong to nations, or even national working classes, is inherently divisive.
Faith Schools There are also legitimate concerns about faith schools becoming socially divisive.
By ignoring divisive cried a little production telecommunications and using a new.
Today a number of leading evangelical thinkers consider such a definition to be too narrow, too divisive and too doctrinaire.
The legacy of Cyprus's divisive recent history, including bloody ethnic fighting, is a formidable obstacle.
In the event of stalemate in the negotiations, options for the next course of action are limited and could be divisive.
The minimum wage may be the most politically divisive labor market issue in the run-up to the General Election.
Learning about possible divisive issues before the paperwork begins to accumulate and overwhelm all parties may help parents reach an agreement more quickly.
If you've never heard Liz Phair, you'll want to check out some of her MP3s to see why people get so passionate about this divisive artist.