federalism

Federalism —    Federalism is a form of government in which power is divided and shared between the central (national or federal) government and the constituent (state or regional) governments. Individuals are citizens of both the central and constituent… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

federalism — n. The federal system of government, including a division of power between a central government and individual states, in which states handle local affairs and the central government handles matters that affect the entire nation. The Essential… …   Law dictionary

federalism — noun федерализм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Federalism — Fed er*al*ism, n. [Cf. F. f[ e]d[ e]ralisme.] The principles of Federalists or of federal union. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

federalism — 1> федерализм …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Federalism — Political federalism is a political philosophy in which a group of members are bound together (Latin: foedus , covenant) with a governing representative head. The term federalism is also used to describe a system of the government in which… …   Wikipedia

federalism — /fed euhr euh liz euhm/, n. 1. the federal principle of government. 2. U.S. Hist. a. advocacy of the federal system of government. b. (cap.) the principles of the Federalist party. [1780 90, Amer.; FEDERAL + ISM] * * * Political system that binds …   Universalium

federalism — сущ. федерализм федерализм federalism федерализм …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

federalism — noun Date: 1787 1. a. often capitalized the distribution of power in an organization (as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units compare centralism b. support or advocacy of this principle 2. capitalized Federalist… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

federalism — noun a) of in which is between a and a number of with delimited self governing authority. b) Advocacy of such a system …   Wiktionary

federalism — сущ. гос. упр. федерализм а) (форма государственного устройства, при которой несколько государственных образований, обладающих определенной политической самостоятельностью, образуют одно союзное государство, в котором суверенитет поделен между… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь