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subsidiarity

noun

NAmE//səbˌsɪdiˈɛrət̮i//

, NAmE//ˌsʌbsɪdiˈɛrət̮i//

[uncountable]

the principle that a central authority should not be very powerful, and should only control things which cannot be controlled by local organizations

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