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federalism.

A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Covenantalism.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French fédéralisme English federalism From French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal + -ism.

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