Word of the Week

Word # 3

Word: dichotomy

Source: Christenen, Terry, Tom Hogan. Local Politics: a practical guide to governing at the grassroots. 2nd ed. New York, M.E. Sharp, Inc. 2006.

How it was used: The disparities between Sunbelt and Frostbelt cities are almost as great as those between Frostbelt central cities and their suburbs, underscoring the fact that the needs/resources dichotomy operates on a national scale.

Definition: dī-kŏt'ə-mē (n). 1. Division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs. 2. Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions. 3. Astronomy: The phase of the moon, Mercury, or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated. 4. Botany: Branching characterized by successive forking into two approximately equal divisions.

My Sentence: There was a dichotomy between the students on the subject of abortion.