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federalism

Federalism is defined as a system of government where there is one strong, central controlling authority, or the principles of a political party called the Federalists.

(noun)

An example of federalism is when there is one strong main government for the entire United States that has a lot of power and the individual states don't have much power.
An example of Federalism is the political party that believed in a central controlling government, and advocacy of a centralized system of government.

See federalism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. the federal principle of government or organization
2. support of this principle
☆ the principles of the Federalist Party

See federalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
b. Advocacy of such a system of government.
Federalism The doctrine of the Federalist Party.

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