federalism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɛdərəlɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɛdərəˌlɪzəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fed′ər ə liz′əm)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fed•er•al•ism /ˈfɛdərəˌlɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. American History
    • the federal principle of government.
    • belief in this principle.
fed•er•al•ist, n. [countable], adj. See -fed-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fed•er•al•ism  (fed′ər ə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. American Historythe federal principle of government.
  2. American History[U.S. Hist.]
    • advocacy of the federal system of government.
    • (cap.) the principles of the Federalist party.
  • federal + -ism 1780–90, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
federalism /ˈfɛdərəˌlɪzəm/ n
  1. the principle or a system of federal union
  2. advocacy of federal union
ˈfederalist n , adj
'federalism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Antifederalist - federal - federalist - Hamiltonianism - new federalism - world federalism - world federalist

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