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subsidiarity [səbˌsɪdɪˈærɪtɪ]

1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) (in the Roman Catholic Church) a principle of social doctrine that all social bodies exist for the sake of the individual so that what individuals are able to do, society should not take over, and what small societies can do, larger societies should not take over

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in political systems) the principle of devolving decisions to the lowest practical level

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Noun

subsidiarity - secondary importance

subordinateness

inferiority, lower rank, lower status - the state of being inferior

handmaid, handmaiden, servant - in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"

junior status - in a junior position

subservientness, subservience - in a subservient state

Translations

subsidiarity [sʌbsɪdɪˈærɪtɪ] N (Pol) → subsidiariedad f

subsidiarity [səbˌsɪdiˈærəti] n (POLITICS) → subsidiarité f

subsidiarity

n (Pol) → Subsidiarität f; (principle) → Subsidiaritätsprinzip nt

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handmaid handmaiden inferiority junior status lower rank lower status servant subordinateness subservience subservientness			Part I next focuses on decentralization and the principle of subsidiarity as two mechanisms developed by the international community to promote democratization and demonstrates how these serve the cities' localist agenda. The city and international law: in pursuit of sustainable development by Porras, Ileana M. / Fordham Urban Law Journal Sirico has read the following from Deus caritas est: "It is true that the pursuit of justice must be a fundamental norm of the state and that the aim of a just social order is to guarantee to each person, according to the principle of subsidiarity, his share of the community's goods" (26); "the formation of just structures is not directly the duty of the church, but belongs to the world of politics" (29). Liberty and justice by Sibley, Angus / Commonweal inspired and governed by the principle of subsidiarity, and therefore capable of responding to the demands of the human family through binding international rules and through structures capable of harmonizing the day-today unfolding of the lives of peoples. Pope Benedict XVI's comments give pause by The New American			Principality of Andorra Principality of Liechtenstein Principality of Monaco principally Principalness principalship principate Principe Príncipe Principen Principia Principial Principiant Principiate Principiation principium principle Principle of contradiction principle of economy principle of equivalence principle of indifference principle of least action principle of liquid displacement principle of parsimony principle of relativity Principle of subsidiarity principle of superposition Principle of virtual velocities Principle of vis viva principled Princock Prinia Prinival prink Prinker Prinpriddle print print bar print buffer print head print media print off print out print over print reference print run print seller print shop print spooler print unions print wheel			Principle of least privilege Principle of least surprise Principle of least time Principle of least time principle of liquid displacement Principle of mathematical induction Principle of mathematical induction Principle of mathematical induction Principle of Maximum Physical Hardness Principle of Measurement International Principle of Microscopic Reversibility Principle of Minimax Relative Concession Principle of Minimum Potential Energy Principle of Non-Aggression Principle of optimality principle of parsimony principle of parsimony principle of parsimony principle of reciprocity principle of relativity principle of similars Principle of Simplicity Principle of Simplicity Principle of Simplicity Principle of Special Relativity Principle of Special Relativity principle of specificity of the individual Principle of stationary action Principle of stationary action Principle of stationary phase Principle of subsidiarity Principle of sufficient reason principle of superposition principle of superposition principle of the excluded middle principle of the excluded middle principle of the excluded middle principle of the maximum principle of the minimum Principle of the Nomological Character of Causality Principle of uniform boundedness Principle of uniformity Principle of virtual velocities Principle of Virtual Work Principle of Virtual Work Principle of vis viva principle part Principle Period of Maintenance Principle quantum number Principle quantum number Principle Research Areas Principle square root Principle square root Principle Support Commands Principle Tandem Principle Voices of Polygamy Principle Warfare Officer Principle Working Group on Health Principle-Based Approach principle-based common morality principle-based common morality

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