confederalism

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noun

A system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for specific purposes.

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Meanings

nounconfederalism (plural confederalisms)

plural confederalisms

  1. A system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for specific purposes.

Origin

From confederal + -ism.

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Translations

Dutch confederalisme
  • confederalismeTranslations
Finnish konfederalismi
  • konfederalismiTranslations
French confédéralisme
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German Konföderalismus
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Greek συνομοσπονδισμός
  • συνομοσπονδισμός (synomospondismós)Translations
Italian confederalismo
  • confederalismoTranslations
Polish konfederalizm
  • konfederalizmTranslations
Spanish confederalismo
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Cite this entry
APA

confederalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confederalism

MLA

“confederalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confederalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confederalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confederalism.

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