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federalism
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From French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal + -ism.
noun federalisms · fœderalism
- A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority. Where consociationalism and federalism overlay one another, moreover, the continuity of the latter depends on the stability of consociationalism.
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The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.
Similar: regionalism, provincialism, statism
- Covenantalism.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: federation, federalisation, federalist, federal, feudalism, federale, entity, fbi, federalization, confederation, confederalism, federacy, unionism, autonomy, decentralization, devolution
Translations
Every language
noun system of government
| Español | federalismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연방주의 yeonbangjuui |
| 日本語 | 連邦主義 renpōshugi |
| 中文 | 聯邦制 /联邦制 liánbāngzhì, 聯邦主義 /联邦主义 liánbāngzhǔyì |
| Português | federalismo |
| Français | fédéralisme |
| Deutsch | Föderalismus |
| Română | federalism |
| Русский | федерали́зм federalízm |
Talk about this word "federalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/federalism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. federalism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/federalism "federalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/federalism.Cite this
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title = {federalism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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