quasi-federalist

adjective

Being or supporting a system of government that appears to be devolved as a federation, but in fact still centrally controlled.

“a quasi-federalist party”

OriginEnglish federalist ← French fédéra ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivequasi-federalist (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentBeing or supporting a system of government that appears to be devolved as a federation, but in fact still centrally controlled.

    a quasi-federalist party

    1 more example

    a quasi-federalist system

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  7. Latinquam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*só
  9. Proto-Italic*sei
  10. Latinsī
  11. Latinquasī̆
  12. Englishquasi-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  15. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  16. Latinfoedus
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Frenchfédéra
  20. Englishfederal
  21. Englishfederalist
  22. Englishquasi-federalist

From quasi- + federalist.

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APA

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Chicago

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