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federalism

[ US /ˈfɛdɝəˌɫɪzəm, ˈfɛdɹəˌɫɪzəm/ ]
[ UK /fˈɛdəɹəlˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

How To Use federalism In A Sentence

  • Bekker said there was a perception in South Africa that the IFP favoured confederalism, when in fact it stood for federalism. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • O'Connor's sympathies are certainly with Federalism, and Ginsburg has become more inclined towards Federalism as of late.
  • To be sure, as the history of the European Union shows, there can be federalism without a federation.
  • Federalism is a trickier concept in the European context because the Member States are not political subdivisions of the Union, but rather sovereign and autonomous entities.
  • Finally, executive federalism has been the dominant mode of intergovernmental policy-making.
  • That troops have been passing over to them all day, and that the triumph of the federalists is so sure, he has little doubt that the following morning will see tranquillity and federalism re-established. Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country
  • The federalism proposed by the liberal opponents of a constitutional amendment is in fact a sham.
  • The conservatives staunchly supported it and espoused centralism versus federalism.
  • He denied, however, that the CP had "softened" its position on confederalism, the cornerstone of the party's policies. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • Questions of federalism and decentralization have dominated public debate across the country.
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