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.
The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.
The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to regional governments.
Affection, often excessive, for one's own region and to everything related to it.
A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region.