federalism
English
Alternative forms
- fœderalism (archaic)
Etymology
From French fédéralisme, equivalent to federal + -ism.
Noun
federalism (countable and uncountable, plural federalisms)
- A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
- The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.
- (theology) Covenantalism.
Synonyms
- (belief in the superiority of wide regional autonomy): regionalism, provincialism, statism
Derived terms
Translations
system of government
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fédéralisme.
Declension
declension of federalism (singular only)
| singular | ||
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| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) federalism | federalismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) federalism | federalismului |
| vocative | federalismule | |
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