Communalism
Pronunciation : Com"mu*nal*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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