particularists

/pərˌtɪkjələrɪsts/
noun
  1. People who focus on or give priority to specific groups, interests, or details rather than general principles or universal rules.
    • The debate between universalists and particularists shaped the new company policy.
    • The particularists in the committee argued for funding only their local schools.
    • Historians who are particularists often study one small village instead of a whole country.
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