"subsidiarity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səbˌsɪdiˈæɹɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subsidiarity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: subsidiarities [plural]
Etymology: From Latin subsidiarius. By surface analysis, subsidiary + -ity. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|subsidiarius}} Latin subsidiarius, {{surf|en|subsidiary|-ity}} By surface analysis, subsidiary + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} subsidiarity (usually uncountable, plural subsidiarities)
  1. 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) Wikipedia link: subsidiarity Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (principle): subsidiariteit [feminine] (Dutch), subsidiareco (Esperanto), subsidiariteetti (Finnish), subsidiariteettiperiaate (Finnish), läheisyysperiaate (Finnish), toissijaisuusperiaaate (Finnish), subsidiarité [feminine] (French), Subsidiarität [feminine] (German), dreifræðisregla [feminine] (Icelandic), dreifræði [neuter] (Icelandic), nálægðarregla [feminine] (Icelandic), sussidiarietà [feminine] (Italian), subsydiarność [feminine] (Polish), subsidiaritate [feminine] (Romanian), subsidiarita [feminine] (Slovak), subsidiariedad [feminine] (Spanish)

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