subsidiarity

(səbˌsɪdɪˈærɪtɪ)

1. (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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

Subsidiarität

subsidiarité

szubszidiaritás

subsidiarity

[sʌbsɪdɪˈærɪtɪ] N (Pol) → subsidiariedad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

subsidiarity

[səbˌsɪdiˈærəti] n (POLITICS) → subsidiarité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

subsidiarity

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

The application of subsidiarity in intergovernmental relations in the Caribbean imposes certain tasks within the process of institutional redesign for capacity-building, one of which is an identification of the core competencies and capabilities of local authorities.

Is subsidiarity the panacea for local government problems in the Caribbean?/?Es la subsidiaridad la panacea para los problemas de gobierno local en el Caribe?/La filialisation est-elle le remede-miracle pour les problemes de gouvernement local dans la Caraibe?

Lord Roper, chairman of the House of Lords European Union committee, said that the directive contradicted the principle of subsidiarity, which requires decisions to be made at a national level if possible.

Peers rebel over 'unnecessary' EU legislation

Federalism and Subsidiarity as Principles of Government

Federalism, subsidiarity, and the role of local governments in an age of global multilevel governance

Providing help for these children, known as the 'Community-based Intervention at Diversion', agrees with one great principle of the Catholic Church's social teaching, the subsidiarity. Subsidiarity recognizes the capabilities of families in society in giving attention to their needs without the intervention from higher authorities such as the national government.

Continuing vigilance on the proposed MACR

'Subsidiarity is among the most constant and characteristic directives of the (Catholic) Church's social doctrine and has been present since the first great social encyclical.

Random Thoughts / Federalism and subsidiarity, Attention: Catholic Filipinos

When Ryan spoke at the Jesuit-run Georgetown University in 2012, a large group of faculty and staff wrote him an open letter charging that "your budget appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather than the gospel of Jesus Christ." Ryan has often countered that his policies are rooted in the concept of subsidiarity, a key element of Catholic social teaching.

What is subsidiarity?

The Court of Justice of the European Union: Subsidiarity and Proportionality

Manuelino Faelnar from our Internet group Defenders of Indigenous Languages throughout the Archipelago (DILA), texted me his comment on my article on the CBCP, saying "The CBCP forgot about Subsidiarity when they opposed federalism.

The Catholic teaching on subsidiarity

Only recently has the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) referred to the principle of subsidiarity, and the details of its application remain uncertain.

Spending Power, Social Policy, and the Principle of Subsidiarity

Subsidiarity serves as a long-term remedy for problems of evasion precisely by limiting the reach of government; that is to say, its overall unchecked extension and growth in the size of funded projects.

Render to Caesar? The Morality of Taxation

I would like to draw your attention to the principle of subsidiarity that deeply reflects the link between Law and civil society (2).

PRIVATE AUTONOMY AND PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY: The text of the speech at the round table on "Law and Justice: Prerequisites for Trust in Law", at the St Petersburg Legal Forum, May 20, 2016