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adj
Being or supporting a system of government that appears to be devolved as a federation, but in fact still centrally controlled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, politics
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwís Proto-Italic *kwis Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwos Proto-Italic *kwoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- Proto-Indo-European *bheydh- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bheydhós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist English quasi-federalist From quasi- + federalist.
