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municipalism|mjuːˈnɪsɪpəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. municipal a. + -ism.]
a. Devotion to the interests of one's municipality; municipal or local patriotism in contradistinction to national patriotism.
b. Municipal institutions generally; also, preference for the municipal as opposed to the centralizing principle in local government.
1851Gallenga Italy 41 That the provincialism, or particularismus (to use a German expression), of rival seats of government,..has nothing to do with the fierce rancours of ancient municipalism. 1875Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome lxxx. (1877) 689 The narrow ideas of patriotic duty, by which they had fostered their intense municipalism, were rapidly obliterated. 1897Encycl. Soc. Reform 905 Municipalism may be defined as the theory, or the practice of the theory, that it is wise to extend the functions of the municipality. 1898Daily News 13 Dec. 8/3 Mr. Sidney Webb has been studying ‘Municipalism’,..with characteristic zeal in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. |