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. 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.

2. Alex Keena:

   Gerrymandering the States : Partisanship, Race, and the Transformation of American Federalism. it leads to legislators who are good at getting elected and raising money, but they don't know a lot about government.

3. Julia Anastasio:

   It seems as if The Environmental Protection Agency thoughtfully considered the comments and concerns of their co-regulatory partners( the states) and restored the balance of cooperative federalism.

4. Ted McKinney:

   The EPA’s latest rule on defining 'waters of the United States' is a statement of federal overreach that ignores states’ authority to regulate intrastate water quality and the Clean Water Act’s statutory mandate for cooperative federalism, in turn, although we recognize EPA’s attempt at clarifying through a roster of exemptions, its rule ignores the voices of nearly all in American agriculture who have long been seeking clarity on this issue, especially regarding the debate over what is and is not a navigable water.

5. 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.