[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

federalism \fed"eralism\, n. cf. f. f'ed'eralisme.
   the principles of federalists or of federal union.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

federalism
     n : the idea of a federal organization of more or less
         self-governing units

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 moby thesaurus words for "federalism":
   nazism, centralism, collectivism, communism, constitutionalism,
   democratism, fascism, feudalism, feudality, governmentalism,
   imperialism, monarchism, national socialism, neofascism,
   parliamentarianism, parliamentarism, pluralism,
   political principles, republicanism, royalism, socialism,
   statism

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