majimboism
English
Etymology
From Swahili majimbo (“regions”) + -ism.
Noun
majimboism (uncountable)
- (Kenya) The political devolution of power to the regions of a country.
- 2008 January 11, Aidan Hartley, “Democracy by Other Means”, in New York Times:
- Mr. Odinga campaigned on a policy of federal decentralization known as majimboism.
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