subsidiarity
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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 Date: 1936 1. the quality or state of being subsidiary 2. a principle in social organization: functions which subordinate or local organizations perform effectively belong more properly to them than to a dominant central organization … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
