how to pronounce federalism

/ˈfɛdɚəˌlɪzəm/

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federalism is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of federalism in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in some ways this is the federalism that …”

meanings of federalism

noun:

A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
Covenantalism.
Advocacy of such a system.

federalism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word federalism occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.