exceptionalism
noun/ɪkˈsepʃənəlɪzəm/
/ɪkˈsepʃənəlɪzəm/
[uncountable]- the belief that something, especially a country or its system of government, is unusually good or successful
- The belief in its own exceptionalism is at the root of many of the country's problems.
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