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majimboism

majimboism noun: the political devolution of power to the regions of a country.

Noun

majimboism (uncountable)

  1. (Kenya) The political devolution of power to the regions of a country.
    • Mr. Odinga campaigned on a policy of federal decentralization known as majimboism.2008 January 11, Aidan Hartley, “Democracy by Other Means”, in New York Times

Origin of majimboism

From Swahili majimbo (“regions”) + -ism.

Questions about majimboism

What does majimboism mean?
Majimboism means the political devolution of power to the regions of a country.
What part of speech is majimboism?
Majimboism is a noun.

Words near majimboism in the dictionary

  1. majid
  2. majids
  3. majillion
  4. majillions
  5. majimbo
  6. majimboism
  7. Majka
  8. Majkas
  9. majles
  10. majleses
  11. majlis

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