new federalismn.
/ˌnjuː ˈfɛd(ə)rəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌnjuː ˈfɛd(ə)rl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌn(j)u ˈfɛd(ə)rəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Politics (chiefly U.S.).
Any recent or different approach to federalism; spec. a policy proposing the devolution of power and responsibility from the central government of a federation to its individual components.In the U.S. associated esp. with the administration of Richard Nixon, 1969–74.
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1915 E. Barker Polit. Thought in Eng. vi. 182 The core of that Liberalism would appear to be a new federalism, not directed..towards the integration of several small States into a larger whole, but rather towards the disintegration of the great State into smaller national groups on which large powers are to be conferred by way of devolution.
1935 Social Res. 2 352 New federalism will leave to the central government decision and supervision in all matters concerning the economic health of the entire country..and to the states..it will leave all those important tasks which need no nationwide regulation but cannot be carried out by cities and counties.
1969 R. M. Nixon in Public Papers (1971) 8 Aug. 638/2 It is time for a New Federalism in which power, funds, and responsibility will flow from Washington to the States and to the people.
1991 Australian 15 Nov. 3/2 The head of the Northern Territory Chief Minister's department..has been forced to resign over the leaking of the State's stance on the new federalism to the federal Opposition.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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