subsidiarity


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
subsidiarity /səbˌsɪdɪˈarɪti/
noun (in politics) the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level.
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