Communalism — Communalism[1] is a term with three distinct meanings according to the Random House Unabridged Dictionary . [2] These include (1) a theory of government or a system of government in which independent communes participate in a federation . (2) the … Wikipedia
Communalism — Com mu*nal*ism, n. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
communalism — 1871 (in ref. to Paris), from COMMUNAL (Cf. communal) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
communalism — [käm′yo͞o nəliz΄əm, käm′yə nəliz΄əm; ] also [kə myo͞o′nəliz΄əm] n. [Fr communalisme] 1. a theory or system of government in which communes or local communities, sometimes on an ethnic or religious basis, have virtual autonomy within a federated… … English World dictionary
Communalism before 1800 — Communalism is a term used by the German historian Peter Blickle for a form of representative government in Europe before 1800. The concept is mainly based on Germany of the Holy Roman Empire where it describes the widespread communal… … Wikipedia
Communalism (South Asia) — This article deals with the use of the word communalism in South Asia, as a name for a force separating different communities based on some form of social or sectarian discrimination. See the article communalism for the use of the word to denote… … Wikipedia
Communalism (political philosophy) — Socialism … Wikipedia
communalism — noun Date: 1871 1. social organization on a communal basis 2. loyalty to a sociopolitical grouping based on religious or ethnic affiliation • communalist noun or adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
communalism — communalist, n. communalistic, adj. /keuh myoohn l iz euhm, kom yeuh nl /, n. 1. a theory or system of government according to which each commune is virtually an independent state and the nation is merely a federation of such states. 2. the… … Universalium
communalism — noun a) The communal ownership of property b) Any social system based around a community … Wiktionary
