confederalism

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What does confederalism mean?

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.

Where does confederalism come from?

Etymology tree English confederal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English confederalism From confederal + -ism.

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