federalism
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- fœderalism (archaic)
Etymology
[edit]From French fédéralisme, equivalent to federal + -ism.
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- (belief in the superiority of wide regional autonomy): regionalism, provincialism, statism
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]system of government
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Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French fédéralisme.
Noun
[edit]federalism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit] declension of federalism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) federalism | federalismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) federalism | federalismului |
| vocative | federalismule | |
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English terms suffixed with -ism
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Theology
- English hybridisms suffixed with -ism
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns