federalism

== English == === Alternative forms === fœderalism (archaic) === Etymology === From French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === === Noun === federalism (countable and uncountable, plural federalisms) A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority. The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government. (theology) Covenantalism. ==== Synonyms ==== (belief in the superiority of wide regional autonomy): regionalism, provincialism, statism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal +‎ -ism. === Noun === federalism n (uncountable) federalism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “federalism”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026