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| fed·er·al·ism [ féddərə lìzzəm, féddrə lìzzəm ] |
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1. political system: a political system in which several states or regions defer some powers, e.g. in foreign affairs, to a central government while retaining a limited measure of self-government
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2. principle of federal political system: the principle of a federal system of government
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3. support for federal political system: support for a federal system of government
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