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confederalism

confederalism noun: a system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for specific purposes.

Noun

confederalism (plural confederalisms)

  1. A system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for specific purposes.

Forms of confederalism

pluralconfederalisms

Origin of confederalism

From confederal + -ism.

Questions about confederalism

What does confederalism mean?
Confederalism means a system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for specific purposes.
What part of speech is confederalism?
Confederalism is a noun.
What is the plural of confederalism?
The plural of confederalism is confederalisms.

Words near confederalism in the dictionary

  1. confederacies
  2. confederacy
  3. Confederado
  4. Confederados
  5. confederal
  6. confederalism
  7. confederalisms
  8. confederalist
  9. confederalists
  10. confederally
  11. confederate

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