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(uncommon) Tendency or preference towards having a federational structure, a federation, in which distinct bodies are united..
The years following 1819 thus witnessed a resurgence of continental federationalism ...
In fact, she regarded this slogan, which was popular at the time, as little else than a reactionary escape. Her political views–her insistence on federationalism as opposed to a national state, on “civic friendship” as the new basis of politics instead of talk of tolerance and granting of special rights to minorities, on the need for a positive concept of politics, emphasis on the political.
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Federationalism means (uncommon) Tendency or preference towards having a federational structure, a federation, in which distinct bodies are united..
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The years following 1819 thus witnessed a resurgence of continental federationalism ...
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