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Subsidiarity — is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as the idea that a central authority should have a subsidiary… … Wikipedia
subsidiarity — the idea that functions that can be exercised at a lower level of organisation should be rather than being taken over by a higher level organisation. The idea appears within the Roman Catholic Church in the encyclicals Rerum Novarum (1891) and… … Law dictionary
subsidiarity — UK US /ˌsʌbsɪdiˈærɪti/ US / erəṱi/ noun [U] ► the principle that decisions should always be taken at the lowest possible level, or closest to where they will have their effect, for example in a local area rather than nationally: »We re starting … Financial and business terms
subsidiarity — (n.) 1936, from Ger. Subsidiarität, paraphrasing the Latin of Pius XI in his Quadragesimo Anno of 1931; see SUBSIDIARY (Cf. subsidiary) + ITY (Cf. ity). Just as it is gravely wrong to take from individuals what they can accomplish by their own… … Etymology dictionary
subsidiarity — This is an awkward word that falls into place when you know that it is pronounced with the stress on the ar . It dates from the 1930s and has the special meaning ‘the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function,… … Modern English usage
subsidiarity — [[t]səbsɪ̱diæ̱rɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Subsidiarity is the principle of allowing the individual members of a large organization to make decisions on issues that affect them, rather than leaving those decisions to be made by the whole group.… … English dictionary
subsidiarity — A description of a political system in which the functions of government are carried out at the lowest appropriate level for efficient administration – at the closest level possible to the people affected by the decision; the idea that each… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
subsidiarity — subsidiarumas statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Vienas iš viešojo administravimo principų, reiškiantis, kad sprendimai turi būti priimami kiek galima arčiau piliečių (arba kiek galima žemesniu valdymo lygiu). Principas kilęs iš katalikų… … Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas
subsidiarity — noun The principle that government power ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages) … Wiktionary
subsidiarity — sub|sid|i|ar|i|ty [səbˌsıdiˈærıti] n [U] a word meaning a political ↑policy in which power to make decisions, is given to a smaller group, used especially about the European Community giving power to its member countries … Dictionary of contemporary English
