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Noun: federalism  'fe-du-ru`li-zum
  1. The idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
    "we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe"

Derived forms: federalisms

See also: federalist

Type of: ideology, mythos, political orientation, political theory

Encyclopedia: Federalism

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