consociationalism
consociationalism noun: political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.
Noun
consociationalism (uncountable)
- Political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.
- Where consociationalism and federalism overlay one another, moreover, the continuity of the latter depends on the stability of consociationalism.1995, Hudson Meadwell, “8: Quebec Independence and Secession in the Developed West”, in Sukumar Periwal, editor, Notions of Nationalism, page 140
- Consociationalism has been described by its best-known proponent as a system of government based on a "cartel of elites."1996, Ian Shapiro, Democracy's Place: Air Power and Coercion in War, page 102
consociationalism meaning in Arabic and Malay
consociationalism in Arabic
- political consociation
- تَوَافُقِيَّة tawāfuqiyya
consociationalism in Malay
- political consociation
- konsosialisme
Forms of consociationalism
| alternative form | consociationism |
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Origin of consociationalism
From consociational + -ism.
Questions about consociationalism
- What does consociationalism mean?
- Consociationalism means political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.
- What is consociationalism in Arabic?
- Consociationalism in Arabic is تَوَافُقِيَّة (tawāfuqiyya). See Consociationalism meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is consociationalism?
- Consociationalism is a noun.
Words near consociationalism in the dictionary
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