subsidiarity

noun
/səbˌsɪdiˈæɹɪti/

Etymology

From Latin subsidiarius. By surface analysis, subsidiary + -ity.

  1. derived from subsidiarius

Definitions

  1. The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to…

    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)

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subsidiarity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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