Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages).

    Subsidiarität

More definitions
  • secondary importance

Translations

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Origin

From Latin subsidiarius. By surface analysis, subsidiary + -ity.

From Latin subsidiarius. By surface analysis, subsidiary + -ity.

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Forms

plural: subsidiarities
Singularsubsidiarity

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsubsidiary

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