communalist

Variant of communalism

communalism definition

com·mu·nal·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. a theory or system of government in which communes or local communities, sometimes on an ethnic or religious basis, have virtual autonomy within a federated state
  2. the conflicting allegiance resulting from this
  3. communal organization

Etymology: Fr communalisme

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