Synonyms for federalism
ˈfɛd ər əˌlɪz əmfed·er·al·ism

Princeton's WordNet

1. federalismnoun

   the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

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1. • Political Orientation

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1. List of paraphrases for "federalism":

   federalisation, federal, federalist

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1. Rick Perry:

   Whoever the Republican nominee is, whether it's me or someone else, I hope we will have a legitimate intellectual conversation with the American people about federalism and how to make Washington inconsequential in people's lives.

2. Justin Amash:

   True to Washington's fears, Americans have allowed government officials, under assertions of expediency and party unity, to ignore the most basic tenets of our constitutional order : separation of powers, federalism and the rule of law, the result has been the consolidation of political power and the near disintegration of representative democracy.

3. Ken Paxton:

   Attempts by the Obama administration to disregard the will of our citizens through the use of new federal rules is unconstitutional and an affront to the foundations of federalism.

4. Brian Mason:

   If this case is not dismissed, your honor, it's going to throw a monkey wrench into the gears of federalism. It will throw gasoline on the ideological fires that are already raging out of control in this country.

5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   Federalism is not there so people can push away responsibility, it is there so that every takes responsibility in their area.