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federalism|ˈfɛdərəlɪz(ə)m|
[ad. F. fédéralisme, f. fédéral: see federal and -ism.]
The federal principle or system of political organization (see federal a. 2 a); advocacy of this principle. In U.S. Hist. the principles of the Federal party: see federal 3 a.
1793Burke Policy of Allies Wks. VII. 133 We see every man that the jacobins chuse to apprehend..conveyed to prison..whether he is suspected of royalism, or federalism, moderantism, democracy royal, or [etc.]. 1804Southey in Ann. Rev. II. 207 Federalism would have been too loose a tie. 1843Whittier Democr. & Slavery Prose Wks. 1889 III. 112 State after state revolted from the ranks of federalism. 1844Sir J. Graham in Croker Papers (1884) III. xxiii. 20 In Ireland..Federalism..with growing discontent, is gaining ground. 1876H. C. Lodge in N. Amer. Rev. CXXIII. 116 The chapter on ‘The Treasury and Federalism’. |